 | 1778 - 378 pàgines
...HAVE obferved, that a reader feldom perufes a book with pleafure, till he knows whether the wiiter of it be a black or a fair man, of a mild or choleric difpofition, married or a bachelor, with other particulars of the like nature, that conduce very much... | |
 | 1786 - 694 pàgines
...WITH DAZZLING MIRACLES. RoSCOMMOK. I Have obferved, that a reader fcldom perufes a book with pleafurc, till he knows whether the writer of it be a black or a fair man, of a mild or choleric difpoGtion, married or а bachelor; with other particulars of the like natnrt, that conduce very much... | |
 | 1789 - 508 pàgines
...with dazzling miracles. ROSCOMMOK. I HAVE obferved, that a Reader feldom perufes a book with pleafure, till he knows whether the writer of it be a black or a fair man, of a mild or choleric difpofition, mar* The laft paper of the genuine TATLER, N° 271, came •ut Tan. 2, 1710-11, fo that... | |
 | Charles Henry Wilson - 1792 - 286 pàgines
...Spectator fays, he has ©blerved, and what is it he has not obferved? that a reader feldom perufes a book till he knows whether the writer of it be a black or a fair man, of a milder choleric difpofition. Now, as I wilh with all my heart to contribute to the gratification of... | |
 | Charles Brockden Brown - 1806 - 498 pàgines
...face. There is no less truth than humour in the well-known observation of Addison. He says, " I have observed, that a reader seldom peruses a book with...or a fair man, of a mild or choleric disposition, with other particulars of the like nature, that conduce very much to the right understanding of an... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 pàgines
...a reader seldom peruses a book with pleasure, 'till he knows whether the writer of it be a black or fair man, of a mild or choleric disposition, married or a bachelor." I will add, at the hazard of its being reckoned a trifling and minute remark, that many of our English... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1807 - 606 pàgines
...Spectators. He fays, ' I have obfervcd that a reader fel' dom perufes a book with pleafure, until ' he knows whether the writer of it be a ' black or a fair man, of a mild or choleric ' difpofition, with other particulars of the ' like nature, that conduce very much to f the right underftanding... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 pàgines
...Jfonjvmum exfulgore, sed etfumo dare lucetft Cogitat, ut speciosa dehinc miracula promat. HoR. 1 HAVE observed, that a reader seldom peruses a book with...black or a fair man, of a mild or choleric disposition , * Of the three periodical papers, in which Mr. Addisoh was happily induced to bear a part, the only... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 508 pàgines
...Nonfumum exfalgore, sed exfumo dare lucem. Cogitat, .nt speciosa dchinc miracula promat. HoR. I HAVE observed, that a reader seldom peruses a book with...or a fair man, of a mild or choleric disposition, * Of the threc periodical papers, in which Mr. Addison was 'happily induced to bear a part, the only... | |
 | George Ellis - 1811 - 464 pàgines
...Addison has observed that " a reader seldom " peruses a book with pleasure, till he knows whe" ther the writer of it be a black or a fair man, " of a mild or cholerick 'disposition, married or a " bachelor, with other particulars of the like na" ture, that... | |
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I have observed that a reader seldom peruses a book with pleasure till he knows whether the writer of it be a black or a fair man, of a mild or choleric disposition, married or a bachelor; with other particulars of a like nature, that conduce very much... 
