| John Milton - 1707 - 480 pages
...but dreams, ' Conjectures, fancies, built on nothing firm. The firft and wifeft of them all profefs'd To know this only, that he nothing knew ; The next to fabling fell and fmooth conceits, A third fort doubted all things, though plain fenfe i Others in virtue plac'd felicity,... | |
| John Milton - 1747 - 180 pages
...but dreams, Conjectures, fancies, built on nothing firm. The firft and wifeft of them all profefs'd \ To know this only, that he nothing knew ; > The next to fabling fell, and fmooth conceits ; 295 A third fort doubted all things, though plain, fenfe ; . Others Others in virtue... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 262 pages
...dreams, Conjeftures, fancies, built on nothing firm. The The firft and wifeft of them all profcfs'd To know this only, that he nothing knew; The next to fabling fell and fmooth conceits; z95 A. third fort doubted all things, though plain fenfe ; Others in virtue plac'd... | |
| John Milton - 1784 - 278 pages
...but dreams, Conjeftures, fancies, built on nothing firm.. The firft and wifeft of them all profefs'd To know this only, That he nothing knew ; The next to fabling fell, and fuiooth conceits; A third fort doubted all things, though plain fenfe } Others in virtue plac'd felicity,... | |
| John Bell - English poetry - 1788 - 628 pages
...but dreams, Conjeftures, fancies, built on nothing firm. The first and wisest of them all profess'd To know this only, that he nothing knew ; The next to fabling fell and smooth conceits ; z95 A third sort doubted all things, though plain sense ; Others in virtue plac'd felicity, But virtue... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 258 pages
...dreams, Conjeftures, fancies, buih on nothing firm. 4 * Th« The firft and wifeft of them all profefs'd To know this only, that he nothing knew ; The next to fabling fell and fmooth conceits ; 295 A third fort doubted all things, though plain fenfe ; Others in virtue plac'd... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 842 pages
...dreams, 291 Conjectures, fancies, built on nothing firm. The firft and wifeft of them all profefs'd To know this only, that he nothing knew; The next to fabling fell and fmooth conceits; 295 A third fort doubted all things, though plain fcnfe; Others in virtue plac'd felicity,... | |
| John Milton - 1807 - 434 pages
...bnt dreams, Conjectures, fancies, built on nothing firm. The first and wisest of them all profess'd To know this only, that he nothing knew ; The next...all things, though plain sense ; Others in virtue plac'd felicity, But virtue join'd with riches and long life ; In corporal pleasure he, and careless... | |
| John Milton, Henry John Todd - 1809 - 544 pages
...Paradife Regained is his favourite claflick. T. WARTOJT. The firft and wifeft of them all profefs'd To know this only, that he nothing knew ; The next to fabling fell, and fmooth conceits; 59.5 A third fortdoubted all things,though plain fenfe; Ver. 293. Tkcfrjl and viifcji... | |
| John Milton - 1810 - 540 pages
...but dreams, Conjectures, fancies, built on nothing firm. The first and wisest of them all profess'd To know this only, that he nothing knew; The next to fabling fell, and smooth conceits; G2 A third sort doubted all things, though plain sense; Others in virtue plac'd felicity, But virtue... | |
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