 Who would ever have suspected Asgill for a wit, or Toland for a philosopher, if the inexhaustible stock of Christianity had not been at hand to provide them with materials? What other subject, through all art or nature, could have produced Tindal for...  Prose Writings of Swift - Page 237by Jonathan Swift - 1886 - 352 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1842 - 716 pages
...is the wise choice of the subject that alone adorns and distinguishes the writer. For had a-hundred such pens as these been employed on the side of religion,...have immediately sunk into silence and oblivion." The reasonableness of a test is not hard to be proved ; but, perhaps it must be allowed, that the proper... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1843 - 718 pages
...philosopher, if the inexhaustible stock of Christianity bad not been at hand to provide them with materials? f life was drawn out to a great age, even beyond that of the Doctor's; an •'or a profound author, or furnished him with readers? It is the wise choice of the subject Jiat... | |
 | John Seely Hart - Readers - 1845 - 404 pages
...philosopher, if the inexhaustible stock of Christianity had not been at hand to provide them with materials] What other subject through all art or nature could...? It is the wise choice of the subject that alone adorneth and distinguisheth the writer. For had a hundred such pens as these been employed on the side... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1846 - 714 pages
...them with materials? What other subject, through ill art or nature, could have produced Tindal Tor a profound author, or furnished him with readers ?...employed on the side of religion, they would have mmediately sunk into silence and oblivion." The reasonableness of a test is not hard to •>e proved... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1850 - 900 pages
...philosopher, if the inexhaustible stock of Christianity had not been at hand to provide them with materials? what other subject, through all art or nature, could...? it is the wise choice of the subject that alone adonis and distinguishes the writer. For had a hundred such pens as these been employed on the side... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1854 - 512 pages
...philosopher, if the inexhaustible stock of Christianity had not been at hand to provide them with materials ? What other subject, through all art or nature, could...have immediately sunk into silence and oblivion." The reasonableness of a test is not hard to be proved ; but perhaps it must be allowed that the proper... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 344 pages
...the inexhaustible stock of Christianity had not been at hand to provide them with materials ? Wrhat other subject, through all art or nature, could have...alone adorns and distinguishes the writer. For had , an hundred such pens as these been employed on the side of religion, they would have immediately... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Thomas Roscoe - 1859 - 686 pages
...philosopher, if the inexhaustible stock of Christianity had not been at hand to provide them with materials ? what other subject, through all art or nature, could...? it is the wise choice of the subject that alone adornt and distinguishes the .-, rif.er. For had a hundred such pens as theso been employed on the... | |
 | James Robert Page - 1863 - 198 pages
...philosopher, if the inexhaustible stock of Christianity had not been at hand to provide them with materials ? What other subject through all art or nature could...readers? It is the wise choice of the subject that alone adorneth and distinguisheth the writer: for, had a hundred such pens as these been employed on the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1866 - 654 pages
...wise choice of the subject that alone adorns and distinguishes the writer ; for had a hundred snch pens as these been employed on the side of religion, they would have immediately suuk into silence and oblivion." The reasonableness of a test is not hard to be proved ; but perhaps... | |
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