 Now, to forget this event, — to write without the fear of the deluge before his eyes, and to handle a subject as if mankind could lounge over a pamphlet for ten years, as before their submersion, — is to be guilty of the most grievous error into which...  The Works of the Rev. Sydney Smith - Pàgina 298per Sydney Smith - 1844Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Richard Robert Madden - 1855
...as before their submersion,—is to be guilty of the most grievous error into which i writer could possibly fall. The author of this book should call...and cause the distressing scenes of the deluge to be pourtrayed in the most lively colours for his use. He should gaze at Noah, and be brief. The ark should... | |
 | Richard Robert Madden - 1855 - 608 pàgines
...a subject as if mankind could lounge over a pamphlet for ten years, as before their submersion, is to be guilty of the most grievous error into which a writer could possibly fall. The author of this book should call in the aid of some brilliant pencil, and cause... | |
 | Richard Robert Madden - 1855 - 614 pàgines
...a subject as if mankind could lounge over a pamphlet for ten years, as before their submersion, is to be guilty of the most grievous error into which a writer could possibly fall. The author of this book should call in the aid of some brilliant pencil, and cause... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1856 - 502 pàgines
...their submersion — is to be guilty of the most grievous error into which a writer can possibly fall.f The author of this book should call in the aid of...brilliant pencil, and cause the distressing scenes 6f the deluge to be portrayed in the most lively colours for his use. He should gaze at Noah and be... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1856 - 490 pàgines
...subject as if mankind could lounge over a pamphlet for ten years, as before their submersion — is to be guilty of the most grievous error into which a writer can possibly fall.f The author of this book should will in the aid of some brilliant pencil, and cause the distressing... | |
 | Henry Reed - 1857 - 242 pàgines
...a subject as if mankind could lounge over a pamphlet for ten years, as before their submersion, is to be guilty of the most grievous error into which...and cause the distressing scenes of the deluge to be pourtrayed in the most lively colours for his use. He should gaze at Noah, and be brief The ark should... | |
 | Horace Smith - 1859 - 282 pàgines
...inferior limits which were better accommodated to the abridged duration of human life and literary labor. Now, to forget this event,—to write Without the...grievous error into which a writer can possibly fall. An author should call in the aid of some brilliant pen, and cause the distressing scenes of the deluge... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1859 - 612 pàgines
...subject as if mankind could lounge over a pamphlet for ten years, as before their submersion, — is to be guilty of the most grievous error into which a writer can possibly fall. The author of a book should call in the aid of some brilliant pencil, and cause the distressing scenes of the deluge... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1860 - 580 pàgines
...subject as if mankind could lounge over a pamphlet for ten years, as before their submersion, — is to be guilty of the most grievous error into which a writer can poseibly fall. The author of a book should call in the aid of some brilliant pencil, and cause the... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1865 - 478 pàgines
...years. This epoch in the history of man gave birth to the twofold division of the antediluvian and postdiluvian style of writing, the latter of which...most grievous error into which a writer can possibly fall.f The author of this book should call in the aid of some brilliant pencil, and cause the distressing... | |
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