 DOUBTLESS the pleasure is as great Of being cheated, as to cheat ; As lookers-on feel most delight That least perceive a juggler's sleight, And still, the less they understand, The more...  Works - Page 278by Samuel Johnson - 1811Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English essays - 1767 - 366 pages
...vocabulary, which he utters with various contortions and gefticulatkms, not eafily related or defcribed. JACK SOLID is a man of much reading, who utters nothing but quotations ; but VOL. II, H having i46 THE IDLER. having been, I fuppofc, too confident of his memory, he has for feme... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 432 pages
...vocabulary, which he utters with various contortions and gelticulations, not eafily related or defcribed. Jack Solid is a man of much reading, who utters nothing but quotations; but having been, I fuppofe, too confident of his memory, he has for ionic time neglected his books, and his ftock grows... | |
 | 1787 - 528 pages
...vocabulary, which lie utters with various contortions and gelliculations, not talily related or dcfciibed. Jack Solid' is a man of much reading, who utters nothing but quotations; but having been, I iuppofe, too confident of his memory, he has for fome time negleftcd his books, and his nock grows... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 442 pages
...vocabulary, which he utters •with various contortions and gefticulations, not eafily related or defcribed. "Jack Solid is a man of much reading, who utters nothing but quotations; but having been, I fuppofe, too confident of his memory, he has for fome time neglected his books, and his ftock grows... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 430 pages
...with various contortions and gefticulations, not eafily related or defcribed. Jack Solid is. a roan of much reading, who utters nothing but quotations ; but having been, I fuppofe, too confident of his naerBOfy, he has for fome time neglected his books, and his flock grows... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 432 pages
...vocabufery, which he utters with various contortions and gefticulations, not eafily related 05 defcribed. "Jack Solid is a man of much reading, who utters nothing but quotations ; but having been, I fuppofe, too confident of his memory, he has for fome time neglected his books, and his ftock grows... | |
 | 1802 - 448 pages
...And by the greatness of his noise, Prov'd fittest for his country's choice. V. 469. DOCTOR BRODUM. Doubtless the pleasure is as great Of being cheated as to cheat ; Some with a med'cine and receipt Are drawn to nibble at the bait. C. jri— M. MR. ADDINGTON. Quoth... | |
 | English essays - 1803 - 222 pages
...vocabulary, which he utters with various contortions and gesticulations, not easily related or described. Jack Solid is a man of much reading, who utters nothing...being cheated, as to cheat. And from Waller. Poets lr.se half the praise they would have got, Were it but known that they discreetly blot. Dick Misty... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English language - 1805 - 924 pages
...In the wily snake Whatever sleights, none would suspicious mark, As from his wit and native subtilty Doubtless the pleasure is as great Of being cheated, as to cheat ; As lockers on feel most delight, That least perceive the juggler's sleigh. HuJib. Good humour is... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1805 - 440 pages
...thi Science Astrologick, Tiil falling from Diseute to Fight, The Conl'rer's worsted by I he Knight. DOUBTLESS the pleasure is as great Of being cheated as to cheat; As lookers-on fef 1 most delight, That least perceive a jugler's slight ; «. And still the less they... | |
| |
