 | 1785 - 680 pages
...production of fomething, where nothing wa» before, is an act of greater energy than the expanfion or decoration of the thing produced. Set down diligently your thoughts, as they rife, in the firft words that occur, and when you have matter, you will eaflly give it form ; nor perhaps... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1788 - 596 pages
...production of fomething, where nothing was before, is an a6t of greater A/ energy than the expanfion or decoration of the thing produced. Set down diligently your thoughts as they rife in the firft words that occur, and when you have matter you will eafily give it form ; nor perhaps... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1788 - 586 pages
...thought and elegance of expreflion. Invent firft, and then embellifh. The production of fomething, where nothing was before, is an act of greater energy than the expanfion or decoration of the thing produced. Set down diligently your thoughts as they rife in the... | |
 | 1789 - 540 pages
...The production of fomething, where nothing was before, is an aft of greater energy than the expanfion or decoration of the thing produced. Set down diligently your thoughts, as thsy rife, in the firrt words that occur, and when you have matter, you wi'l eafily give it form ;... | |
 | Jerónimo Lobo - 1789 - 520 pages
...of thought and elegance of expreilion. Invent firft, and then embellifh. The production of fomething where nothing was before, is an act of greater energy than the expanfion or decoration of the thing produced. Set down diligently your thoughts as they rife in the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 608 pages
...The production of fomething, where nothing was before, is an act of greater energy than the expanfion or decoration of the thing produced. Set down diligently your thoughts as they rife, in the firft words that occur; and, when you have matter, you will eafily give it form: nor,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1798 - 464 pages
...thought, and elegance of expreffion. Invent firft, and then embellifh. The production of fomething, where nothing was before, is an act of greater energy, than the expanfion or decoration of the thing produced. Set down diligently your thoughts as they rife in the... | |
 | William Seward - 1799 - 376 pages
...thought and elegance of ex" preffion. Invent firft, and then embellifh. " The production of fomething where nothing '' was before, is an act: of greater energy than '' the expanfion or decoration of the thing '' produced. Set down diligently your thoughts '' as they rife,... | |
 | 1806 - 504 pages
...labour of composition do not burden your mind with too much at once; do not exact from yourself atone effort of excogitation, propriety of thought and elegance...embellish. The production of something where nothing wits before, is an act of greater energy than the expansion or decoration of the thing produced. Set... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 562 pages
...from time to time, an original sermon ; and in the labour of composition, do not burden your mind with too much at once ; do not exact from yourself at one...embellish. The production of something, where nothing warbefore, is an act of greater energy than the expansion or decoration of the thing produced. Set... | |
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My advice, however, is, that you attempt, from time to time, an original sermon; and, in the labour of composition, do not burden your mind with too much at once; do not exact from yourself at one effort of excogitation, propriety of thought and elegance... 
