 | Laurence Sterne, Sir Walter Scott - 1832 - 542 pagine
...of this new book the whole world makes such a rout about ? — Oh ! 'tis out of all plumb, my lord, quite an irregular thing ! — not one of the angles at the four corners was a right angle. 1 had my rule and compasses, etc. my lord, in my pocket. Excellent critic ! And for the epic poem your... | |
 | Frederick Marryat - 1832 - 294 pagine
...this new book i he whole world makes such a rout about ? — Oil ! 'tis out of all plumb, my Lord, — quite an irregular thing; not one of the angles at the four corners was a right angle. I had my rule and compasses, my Lord, in my pocket. — Excellent Critic ! Grant me patience, just... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1834 - 440 pagine
...this new book the whole world makes such a rout about ? — Oh ! 'tis out of all plumb, my Lord, — quite an irregular thing ! — not one of the angles at the four corners was a right angle. 1 had my rule and compasses. &c. my Lord, in my pocket Excellent critic ! And for the epic poem your... | |
 | Frederick Marryat - 1838 - 402 pagine
...this new book the whole world nAikes such a rout about ? — Oh ! 't is out of all plumb, my lord, — quite an irregular thing ; not one of the angles at the four corners was a right angle. I had my rule and compasses, my lord, in my pocket. — Excellent critic ! Grant me patience, just... | |
 | 740 pagine
...what of this new book the world makes such a rout about ?" " Oh, 'tis out of all plumb, my Lord, — quite an irregular thing,— not one of the angles at the four corners was a right angle ; I had my rule and compasses, &c., my Lord, in my pocket." — "Excellent critic !" — Sterne's Life... | |
 | 1867 - 738 pagine
...And what of this new book the world makes such a rout about ?" " Oh, 'tis out of all plumb, my Lord, —quite an irregular thing, — not one of the angles at the four corners was a right angle ; I had my rule and compasses, Sec., my Lord, in my pocket." — " Excellent critic !"— Sterne's... | |
 | James Edward Murdoch, William Russell - 1845 - 424 pagine
...new book the whole world makes such a noise about t" — " Oh ! 't is out of all plumb, my lord, — quite an irregular thing ! — not one of the angles at the four corners was a right angle. I had my rule and compasses, my lord, in my pocket ! " — " Excellent critic ! " " And for the epic... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1845 - 432 pagine
...critics, like throwing a tub to a whale : they could make nothing of it. " It was out of all plumb — not one of the angles at the four corners was a right angle !" They did not seek for, nor would they much relish the marrow of poetry it contained. Like polemics... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1845 - 512 pagine
..."according to an exact scale" of Aristotle, or fall out with a work that was good for anything, because " not one of the angles at the four corners was a right one." He was, in a word, the first author who was not a book-maker, and who wrote, not to make converts... | |
 | 1845 - 732 pagine
..."according to an exact scale" of Aristotle, or fall out with a work that was good for anything, because ' not one of the angles at the four corners was a right one.' He was, in a word, the first author who was not a bookmaker, and who wrote not to make converts... | |
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tis out of all plumb, my lord, quite an irregular thing — not one of the angles at the four corners was a right angle — I had my rule and compasses, &c., my lord, in my pocket. 
