 | Several Hands - 1759 - عدد الصفحات: 602
...* tol the excellence and power of his wit, and pleafantnefs of ' his converfation, than that it was of magnitude enough, to * cover a world of very great faults ; that is, fo to cover them, * that they were not taken notice of to his reproach; viz. a * narrownefs in his... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1759 - عدد الصفحات: 608
...ex* tol the excellence and power of his wit, and pleafantnefs of ' his converfation, than that it was of magnitude enough, to ' cover a world of very great faults ; that is, fo to cover them, i that they were not taken notice of to his reproach ; viz. a * narrownefs in his... | |
 | Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - 1760 - عدد الصفحات: 536
...to extol the Excellence and Power of his Wit, and Pleafantnefs of his Converfation, than that it was of Magnitude enough, to cover a World of very great Faults ; that is, fo to cover them, that They were not taken Notice of to his Reproach ; viz. a Narrownefs in his Nature... | |
 | Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - 1761 - عدد الصفحات: 302
...to extol the Excellence and Power of his Wit, and Pleafantnefs of his Converfation, than that it was of Magnitude enough to cover a World of very great Faults ; that is, fo to cover them, that They were not taken Notice of to his Reproach ; 'viz. a Narrownefs in his Nature... | |
 | Edward Hyde (1st earl of Clarendon.) - 1761 - عدد الصفحات: 286
...to extol the Excellence and Power of his Wit, and Pleafantnefs of his Converfation, than that it was of Magnitude enough to cover a World of very great Faults ; that is, fo to cover them, that They were not taken Notice of to his Reproach ; -viz. a Narrownefs in his Nature... | |
 | 1762 - عدد الصفحات: 578
...to extol the excellence and power of his wit, and pleafantnefs of his conversation, than that it was of magnitude enough, to cover a world of very great faults ; that is, fo to cover 4 them, t hem, that they were not taken notice of to his reproach; viz. a narrownefs in... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - عدد الصفحات: 358
...the " excellence and power of his wit, and " pleafantnefs-of his -converfation, than " that it was of magnitude enough to " cover a world of very great faults ; " that is, fo to cover them, that they " were not taken notice of to his re" proach ; viz. a narrownefs in his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - عدد الصفحات: 494
...extol the excellence and power of his wit, " and pleafantnefs of his converfation, than " that it was of magnitude enough to cover *• a world of very great faults ; that is, fo to •* cover them, that they were not taken no** tice of to his reproach ; viz. a narrownefs **... | |
 | 1784 - عدد الصفحات: 778
...it was of mag" nitude enough to cover a world of very great faults ; " tliat is, fo to cover diem, that they were not taken " notice of to his reproach ; viz. a narrownefs in his na" ture to the loweft degree ; an abjednefs and want of '" courage to fupport him... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - عدد الصفحات: 498
...extol the excellence and power of " his wit, and pleafantnefs of his converfation, than " that it was of magnitude enough to cover a world " of very great faults; that is, fo to cover them, that " they were not taken notice of to his reproach; viz. a " narrownefs in his... | |
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There needs no more be said to extol the excellence and power of his wit, and pleasantness of his conversation, than that it was of magnitude enough to cover a world of very great faults; that is, so to cover them, that they were not taken notice of to... 
