 There needs no more be said to extol the excellence and power of his wit, and pleasantness of his conversation, than that it was of magnitude enough to cover a world of very great faults; that is, so to cover them, that they were not taken notice of to...  The Works of Samuel Johnson - Pàgina 257per Samuel Johnson - 1816Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1842 - 716 pàgines
...weight. There needs no more be said to extol the excellence and power of his wit, and pleasantness of hie nterpart to " Amynta" and "Pastor ab jectness and want of courage to support him in any virtuous undertaking ; on insinuation and servile... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1843 - 718 pàgines
...weight. There needs no more be said to extol the excellence and power of his wit, and pleasantness of his conversation, than that it was of magnitude enough...cover them, that they were not taken notice of to bis reproach, vis. a narrow9 ness in his nature to the lowest degree ; an ah jectness and want of courage... | |
 | Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - 1843 - 810 pàgines
...weight. There needs no more he said to extol the excellence and power of his wit, and pleasantness of his conversation, than that it was of magnitude enough...that is, so to cover them, that they were not taken no- . tice of to his reproach ; viz. a narrowness in his j nature to the lowest degree; an abjectness,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 410 pàgines
...thus: " There needs no more be said to extol the excellence and power of his wit and pleasantness of his conversation, than that it was of magnitude enough to cover a world of very great faults—that is, so to cover them that they were not taken notice of to his reproach—namely, a narrowness... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1846 - 782 pàgines
...thus: "There needs no more be said to extol the excellence and power of his wit and pleasantness of acaulay — namely, a narrowness in his nature to the lowest degree — an atjectness and want of courage to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1846 - 714 pàgines
...weight There needs no more be said to extol the excellence and power of his wit, and pleasantness of his conversation, than that it was of magnitude enough, to cover a world of very great faults ; that is, 10 to cover them, that they were not taken notice of to his reproach, vir. a narrowness in his nature... | |
 | George Crabb - 1850 - 554 pàgines
...be abject ; ' There needs no more be said to extol the excellence and power of his (Waller's) wit, than that it was of magnitude enough to cover a world of very great faults, thai is, a narrowness in his nature to the lowest degree, an abjcctntes and want of courage, an insinuating... | |
 | John Coleman (of Dover.) - 1851 - 892 pàgines
...language. " There needs no more to be said to extol the excellence and power of his wit and pleasantness of his conversation, than that it was of magnitude enough...support him in any virtuous undertaking; an insinuation und servile flattery to the height the vainest and most imperious nature could be contented with; that... | |
 | NBC University of the Air - 1852 - 456 pàgines
.... " There needs no more be said to extol the excellence and " power of his wit and pleasantness of his conversation than " that it was of magnitude enough...servile flattery to the height the vainest and most impe" rious nature could be contented with : ... it had power to " reconcile him to those whom he had... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1852 - 764 pàgines
...thus : " There needs no more be said to extol the excellence and power of his wit and pleasantness of his conversation, than that it was of magnitude enough...that they were not taken notice of to his reproach — namely, a narrowness in his nature to the lowest degree — an atjectness and want of courage to... | |
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