| John Bell - 1796 - 524 páginas
...and in forming a temperate, yet not inconsistent, and a short, yet not imperfect system of Ethics. This I might have done in prose; but I chose verse,,...first, and are more easily retained by him afterwards. The other may seem odd, but it is trne;-— I found I could express them more shortly this way than... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 páginas
...inconsistent, and a short, yet not imperfect system of Ethics. This I miglit have done in prose; but / chose verse, and even rhyme, for two reasons : the...first, and are more easily retained by him afterwards. The other may seem odd, but it is true; I found I could express them more shortly this way than in... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 páginas
...and in forming a temperate, yet not inconsistent, and a short, yet not imperfect, system of Ethics. This I might have done in prose; but I chose* verse,...first, and are more easily retained by him afterwards : the other may seem odd, but it is true ; I found I could express them more shortly this way than... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1807 - 316 páginas
...for two reasons. Tfie one will appear ohvious; that principles, maxims, or precepts, so written, hoth strike the reader more strongly at first, and are more easily retained hy him afterwards: the Other may seem odd, hut it is true; 1 found I could express them more shortly... | |
| Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 páginas
...and in forming a temperate, yet not inconsistent, and a short, yet not imperfect, system of ethics. This I might have done in prose ; but I chose verse,...first, and are more easily retained by him afterwards : the other may seem odd, but it is true ; I found I could express them more shortly this way than... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 páginas
...inconsistent, and a short, yet not imperfect, system of ethics. This I might have done in prose ; bat I chose verse, and even rhyme, for two reasons. The...first, and are more easily retained by him afterwards : the other may seem odd, but it is true ; I found I could express them more shortly this way than... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1808 - 702 páginas
...short, yet not imperfect, system of ethics. This I might have done in prose; but I chose verse, end even rhyme, for two reasons. The one will appear obvious;...first, and are more easily retained by him afterwards : the other may seem odd, but it is true ; I found I could express them more shortly this way than... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 páginas
...temperate yet not inconsistent, and a short, yet noj imperfect, system of ctuict. This I might hare done in prose ; but I chose verse, and even rhyme,...first, and are more easily retained by him afterwards : the other may seem odd, but it is true ; I found I could express them more shortly this way than... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 páginas
...short, y«t not imperfect, system of. ethics. en This; f might nave done in pmse ; but I chose Terse, and even rhyme, for two reasons. The one will appear...first, and are more easily retained by him afterwards : the other may seem odd, but it is true ; I found I could express them more shortly this way than... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 páginas
...and in forming a temperate, yet not inconsistent, and a short, yet not imperfect, system of ethics. This I might have done in prose ; but I chose verse,...first, and are more easily retained by him afterwards : The other may seem odd, but it is true. I found I could express them more shortly this way than in... | |
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