 Apollo, who received them very graciously, and resolved to make the author a suitable return for the trouble he had been at in collecting them. In order to this, he set before him a sack of wheat, as it had been just threshed out of the sheaf.  The Spectator. ... - Page 2321712Full view - About this book
 | John Milton - English poetry - 1750 - 674 pages
...LOST. order to this, he fet before him a fack of wheat as it had been juft threihed out of the fheaf. He then bid him 'pick out the Chaff from among the corn, and lay it afide by itfelf. The critic applied himfelf to the talk with great induftry and pleafure, and after having made... | |
 | John Milton - 1750 - 666 pages
...order order to this, he fet before him a fack of wheat as it had been juft threfhed out of the fheaf. He then bid him 'pick out the chaff from among the corn, and lay it afide by itfelf. The critic applied himfelf to the tafk with great induftry and pleafure, and after having made... | |
 | John Milton, William Dodd - 1762 - 284 pages
...in, collecting them. In order to this, he fet before him a Sack of Wheat, as it had been juft thremed out of the Sheaf. He then bid him pick out the Chaff from, among the Corn, and lay it aiide by itfelf. The Critic applied himfelf to the Talk with great Induftry and Pleafure, and, after... | |
 | William Dodd, Joseph Addison - 1762 - 264 pages
...in collecting them. In o«kr to this, he fet before him a Sack of Wheat, as it had been juft thremed out of the Sheaf. He then bid him pick out the Chaff frora among the Corn, and lay it alide by itfelf. The Critic applied himfelf to the Talk with great... | |
 | 1786 - 694 pages
...In order to this, he fet before him a fack of wheat, as it had been iuft threthed out of the fneaf. He then bid him pick out the chaff from among the corn, and lay it afide by itielf. The critic applied himil'lf to the taik with great induftry and pleafure, and, after having... | |
 | John Milton - 1795 - 316 pages
...collefting them. In order to this, he set before him a sack of wheat, as it had been just thresbed cut of the sheaf. He then bid him pick out the chaff from among the corn, and lay it aside by itself. The critic applied himself to the task with great industry and pleasure, and after... | |
 | 1798 - 432 pages
...Jn order to this, he fet before him a fack of wheat, as it had been juft threfhed out of the fheaf. He then bid him pick out the chaff from among the corn, and lay it afide by itfelf. The eritic applied' himfelf to the talk •with great indujlry and pleafure, and after having... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 372 pages
...collecting them. In order to this, he set before him a sack of wheat, as it had been just threshed out of the sheaf. He then bid him pick out the chaff from among the corn, and lay it aside by itself. The critic applied himself to the task with great industry and pleasure, and, after... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pages
...collecting them. In order to this, he set before him a sack of wheat, as it had been just threshed out of the sheaf. He then bid him pick out the chaff from among the corn, and lay it aside by itself. The critic applied himself to the task with great industry and pleasure, and after... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 304 pages
...collecting them. In order to this, he set before him a sack of wheat, as it had been just thrashed out of the sheaf. He then bid him pick out the chaff from among the corn, and lay it aside by itself. The critic applied himself to the task with great industry and pleasure, and, after... | |
| |
