 Malmesbury, than those who assaulted him with blunt heavy arguments, drawn from orthodox divinity ; for Hobbes foresaw where those strokes would fall, and leaped aside before they could descend ; but he could not avoid those nimble passes, which were...  Classical Philology - Page 1491921Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 328 pages
...fall, and '' leapt afide before they could defcend ; but he, " could not avoid thofe nimble Pafles, which were made on him, by a Wit more active than...Body before he '' could provide for his Defence." Dryden's Life of ludan, p. 44, 45. " FINIS. ... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 332 pages
...defcend ; but he " could not avoid thofe nimble Pafles, which were" made on him, by a Wit more a&ive than his *' own, and which were within his Body before he " could provide for his Defence." JDrydeo's Lite of Ludan, p. 44, 45. FINIS. i I- I' ' • !•. ' •'• -i - ' . v1 • ••••... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 328 pages
...defcend ; but he " could not avoid thofe nimble Pafles, which were " made on him, by a Wit more a&ive than his '' own, and which were within his Body before he " could provide for his Defence." Dryden's Life of Lucian, p. 44, 45. FINI S. THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY REFERENCE DEPARTMENT This book... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 662 pages
...assaulted him With blunt heavy arguments, drawn from orthodox divinity : for Hobbes foresaw where those strokes would fall, and leaped aside before they could...his body, before he could provide for his defence. I will not here take notice of the several kinds of dialogue, and the whole art of it, which would... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...assaulted him with blunt heavy arguments, drawn from orthodox divinity : for Hobbes foresaw where those strokes would fall, and leaped aside before they could...passes which were made on him by a wit more active thart his own, and which were within his body, before he could provide for his defence. I will not... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 392 pages
...assaulted him with blunt heavy arguments, drawn from orthodox divinity ; for Hobbes foresaw where those strokes would fall, and leaped aside before they could...his body, before he could provide for his defence. I will not here take notice of the several kinds of dialogue, and the whole art of it, which would... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 394 pages
...assaulted him with blunt heavy arguments, drawn from orthodox divinity; for Hobbes foresaw •where those strokes, would fall, and leaped aside before they...his own, and which were •within his body, before lie could provide for his defence. I will not here take notice of the several kinds of * The work alluded... | |
 | John Watkins - Authors, English - 1808 - 768 pages
...arguments drawn from orthodox divinity : for Hobbes foresaw wheie those strokes would fall, and leapt aside before they could descend ; but he could not...by a wit more active than his own, and which were with in his body before he could provide for his defence." It has been said that Charles the second... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1826 - 906 pages
...assaulted him with blunt heavy arguments drawn from orthodox Divinity ;" as "he could not avoid tliose nimble passes, which were made on him by a wit more...his body before he could provide for his defence." " I was, with others, in company with Hoboes (»ays liickea, in his Preliminary Discourse to ' Sjrinoza... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Library catalogs - 1826 - 672 pages
...raillery, " than those who assaulted him with blunt heavy arguments drawn from orthodox Divinity ;" as " he could not avoid those nimble passes, which were...wit more active- than his own, and which were within bis body before be could provide for bis defence." "I was, with others, in company with Hobbes ("says... | |
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