 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1797 - 444 pages
...fpirit of imitation hath many ill effecls, (fays Dr. Young) ; I mall confine myfelf to three. Firft, It deprives the liberal and politer arts of an advantage...increafe, the liberal are in retrogradation, and decay. Thefe refemble pyramids, are broad at bottom, but leffen exceedingly as they rife ; thofe refemble... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1797 - 442 pages
...fpirit of imitation hath many ill effefts, (fays Dr. Young) ; I mail confine myfelf to three. Firft, It deprives the liberal and politer arts of an advantage...thefe, men are ever endeavouring to go beyond their predeceffors ; in the former, to follow them. And fince copies furpafs not their originals, as ftreams... | |
 | Edward Young - 1854 - 692 pages
...farther still : a spirit of imitation hath many ill effects ; I shall confine myself to three. First, it deprives the liberal and politer arts of an advantage which the mechanic enjoy : in these, men are ever endeavouring to go beyond their predecessors ; in the former, to follow them. And... | |
 | 1903 - 518 pages
...farther still; a spirit of Imitation hath many ill effects; I shall confine myself to three. First, It deprives the liberal and politer arts of an advantage which the mechanic enjoy: || In these, men are ever endeavouring 41 to go beyond their Predecessors; in the former, to follow them.... | |
 | Edward Young - Authorship - 1917 - 150 pages
...farther still: a spirit of imitation hath many ill effects; I shall confine myself to three. First, it deprives the liberal and politer arts^* /\ of an advantage which the mechanic enjoy: in these, men are ever endeavoring to go beyond their predecessors; in the former, to follow them. And... | |
 | Edward Young - Authorship - 1917 - 140 pages
...farther still: a spirit of imitation hath many ill effects; I shall confine myself to three. First, it deprives the liberal and politer arts of an advantage which the mechanic enjoy: in these, men are ever endeavoring to go beyond their predecessors; in the former, to follow them. And... | |
 | 1903 - 524 pages
...farther still; a spirit of Imitation hath many ill effects; I shall confine myself to three. First, It deprives the liberal and politer arts of an advantage which the mechanic enjoy: || In these, men are ever endeavouring 41 to go beyond their Predecessors; in the former, to follow them.... | |
 | Kevin Pask - Literary Criticism - 1996 - 238 pages
...even while the "mechanic arts" themselves have gained a troubling ability to innovate: [1mitation] deprives the liberal and politer arts of an advantage which the mechanic enjoy: 1n these, men are ever endeavouring to go beyond their Predecessors: in the former, to follow them.... | |
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... to go beyond their predecessors ; in the former, to follow them. And since copies surpass not their originals, as streams rise not higher than their spring, rarely so high ; hence, while arts mechanic are in perpetual progress and increase, the liberal... 