 I HAVE observed, that a reader seldom peruses a book with pleasure, till he knows whether the writer of it be a black or a fair man, of a mild or choleric disposition, married or a bachelor, with other particulars of the like nature, that conduce very...  An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope - Page 289by Joseph Warton - 1782Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 504 pages
...ufual humour, is true in faft : " I have obferved that a reader feldom perufes a book with pleafore till he knows whether the writer of it be a black or fair man, of a mild or choleric difpofition, manied or a bachelor." What paflages in Horace are more agreeable than when he... | |
 | Charles Brockden Brown - American literature - 1806 - 498 pages
...observation of Addison. He says, " I have observed, that a reader seldom peruses a book with pleasure till he knows whether the writer of it be a black or a fair man, of a mild or choleric disposition, with other particulars of the like nature, that conduce... | |
 | 1810 - 500 pages
...observed, in corroboration of your arguments, " that a reader seldom peruses a book with pleasure, till he knows whether the writer of it be a black or a fair man, of a mild or choleric disposition, married or a bachelor, with other particulars of the... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 pages
...speciosa dehinc miracula promat. HoR. 1 HAVE observed, that a reader seldom peruses a book with pleasure, till he knows whether the writer of it be a black or a fair man, of a mild or choleric disposition , * Of the three periodical papers, in which Mr. Addisoh... | |
 | Joseph Addison - English literature - 1811 - 508 pages
...speciosa dchinc miracula promat. HoR. I HAVE observed, that a reader seldom peruses a book with pleasure, till he knows whether the writer of it be a black or a fair man, of a mild or choleric disposition, * Of the threc periodical papers, in which Mr. Addison... | |
 | 1814 - 550 pages
...observed, in corroboration of your arguments, " that a reader seldom peruses a book with pleasure, till he knows whether the writer of it be a black or a fair man, of a mild or choleric disposition, married or a bachelor, with other particulars of the... | |
 | Decoration and ornament - 1823 - 328 pages
...above-mentioned. " I have observed," says Addison, " that a reader seldom peruses a book with pleasure, till he knows whether the writer of it be a black or a fair man, of a mild or choleric disposition, married or a bachelor, with other particulars of a like... | |
 | Music - 1818 - 564 pages
...se gale. The Spectator says — "I hare observed, that a reader seldom peruses a book with pleasure till he knows whether the writer of it be a black or a fair man, of a mild or choleric disposition, married or a batchelor, wilh oilier particulars of the... | |
 | British essayists - 1819 - 370 pages
...with dazzling miracles. ROSCOMMON. 1 HAVE observed, that a reader seldom peruses a book with pleasure, till he knows whether the writer of it be a black or a fair man, of a mild or choleric disposition, married or a bachelor, with other particulars of the... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 452 pages
...usual humour, is true in fact : " I have observed that a reader seldom peruses a book with pleasure till he knows whether the writer of it be a black or fair man, of a mild or choleric disposition, married or a bachelor." What passages in Horace are more agreeable than when... | |
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