| Jonathan Swift - 1886 - 222 pagini
...bend and twine, Still to the sea their course incline; Or, as philosophers, who find Some fav'rite system to their mind, In every point to make it fit, Will force all nature to submit. Cadenus, who could ne'er suspect His lessons would have such effect, Or be so artfully applied, Insensibly... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1889 - 460 pagini
...o'er the mass ; As rivers, though they bend and twine, Still to the sea their course incline ; Or as philosophers, who find Some favourite system to their...point to make it fit, Will force all Nature to submit. Cadenus, who could ne'er suspect His lessons would have such effect, Or be so artfully applied, Insensibly... | |
| Thomas Love Peacock - 1891 - 188 pagini
...further development, only a process of gradual mellowing under the sunshine and showers of life. All philosophers, who find Some favourite system to their...point to make it fit, Will force all nature to submit. PREFACE TO " HEADLONG HALL " AND THE THREE NOVELS PUBLISHED ALONG WITH IT IN 1837. 'LL these little... | |
| Thomas Love Peacock - 1896 - 276 pagini
..."Villain !" said Scythrop, pointing the pistol at him ; "it is too fast" 1... . . 242 HEADLONG HALL All philosophers, who find Some favourite system to their...point to make it fit, Will force all nature to submit. PREFACE TO 'HEADLONG HALL' AND THE THREE NOVELS PUBLISHED ALONG WITH IT IN 1837. ALL these little publications... | |
| Thomas Love Peacock - 1896 - 278 pagini
..."Villain ! " said Scythrop, pointing the pistol at him ; "it is too fast " , . . 242 HEADLONG HALL All philosophers, who find Some favourite system to their...point to make it fit, Will force all nature to submit. PREFACE TO 'HEADLONG HALL, AND THE THREE NOVELS PUBLISHED ALONG WITH IT IN 1837. ALL these little publications... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1902 - 860 pagini
...o'er the mass ; As rivers, though they bend and twine, Still to the sea their course incline ; Or, as ~ E Cadenus, who could ne'er suspect His lessons would have such effect, Or be so artfully apply 'd, Insensibly... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1902 - 864 pagini
...o'er the mass ; As rivers, though they tend and twine, Still to the sea their course incline ; Or, as &y ;ޥ L y g^ ]22@] h oE hs Â= zQ\ 1 1 + 6 ? ` 7Uq h1 o4 ꩅ l e F 8 fX| nzc m v o Cadenus, who could ne'er suspect His lessons would have such effect, Or be so artfully apply 'd, Insensibly... | |
| Carl Van Doren - 1911 - 334 pagini
...wires which manipulate the show are the creeds attached by Peacock to the different performers. "All philosophers who find ; Some favourite system to their...to make it fit, Will force all nature to submit," runs the motto. " And you know his system," asserts Mr. Cranium, " is of all things the dearest to... | |
| Henry H. Slesser - 1919 - 230 pagini
...word we shall not be accused of flippancy if, at times, we are tempted to affirm with Peacock that All philosophers who find Some favourite system to their...point, to make it fit, Will force all nature to submit. INDEX Absolute, 81, 82 Accident, 27, 64, 68 Adjectival Noun, 28, 29 Adjective, 26-28 detached essence... | |
| Henry H. Slesser - 1919 - 232 pagini
...word we shall not be accused of flippancy if, at times, we are tempted to affirm with Peacock that All philosophers who find Some favourite system to their...every point, to make it fit, Will force all nature to subniit. INDEX Absolute, Si, 82 Accident, 27, 64, 68 Adjectival Noun, 28, 29 Adjective, 26-28 detached... | |
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