 | Books - 1765 - 600 pages
...enchaining it in fufpence, let but a quibble fpring up before him, and he leaves his work unrinilhed. A quibble is the golden apple for which he will always turn afide from his career, or {loop from his elevation. A quibble, poor and barren as it is, gave him fuch... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 pages
...enchaining it in fufpenfe, " let but a quibble fpring up before him, and he leaves his work unfinilhed. A quibble is the golden apple for which he will always turn afide from his career, or ftoop from his elevation. A quibble poor and barren as it is, gave him fuch... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 pages
...enchaining it in fufpenfe, let but a quibble fpring up before him, and he leaves his work unfinifhed. A quibble is the golden apple for which he will always turn afide from his career, or floop from his elevation. A quibble poor and barren as it is, gave him fuch... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 pages
...whether he be amufing attention with incidents, or enchaining it in fufpenfe, let but a quibble fpring up before him, and he leaves his work unfinished....is the golden apple for which he will always turn afide from his career, or ftoop from his elevation. A quibble, poor and barren as it is, gave him fuch... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...enchaining it in Sufpenfe, let but a Quibble fpring up before him , and he leaves his Work unfinifhed. A Quibble is the golden Apple, for which he will always turn afide from his Career, or ftoop from his Elevation. A Quibble, poor and barren as it is, gave him fuch... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...enchaining it in Sufpenfe, let but a Quibble fpring up before him,and he leaves his Work unfinifhed. A Quibble is the golden Apple, for which he will always turn afide from his Career, or ftoop from his Elevation. A Quibble, poor and barren as it is, gave him fucli... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1778 - 746 pages
...whether he be amufing attention with incidents, or enchaining it in fufpenfe, let but a quibble fpringup before him, and he leaves his work unfinished. A quibble...is the golden apple for which he will always turn afide from his career j or ftoop from his elevation. A quibble, poor and barren as it is, gave him... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 500 pages
...enchaining it in iufpenfe, let but a quibble fpring up before him, and he leaves his work unfiniilied. A quibble is the golden apple for which he will always turn afide from his career, or ftoop from his elevation. A quibble, poor and barren as it is, gave him fuch... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 pages
...him in the mire. It has some malignant power over his mind, and its fascinations are irresistible. Whatever be the dignity or profundity of his disquisition, whether he be enlarging knowledge, or exalting affeftion, whether he be amusing attention with incidents, or enchaining it in suspense, let but a... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1790 - 1058 pages
...enchaining it in fufpenfe, let but a quibble fpring up before him, and he leaves his work unfiniihed. A quibble is the golden apple for which he will always turn afide from his career, or ftoop from bis elevation. A quibble, poor and barren as it is, gave him fuch... | |
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A quibble is the golden apple for which he will always turn aside from his career or stoop from his elevation. A quibble, poor and barren as it is, gave him such delight that he was content to purchase it by the sacrifice of reason, propriety, and truth.... 
