 | Jonathan Swift - 1710 - 402 pages
...get a thorough Infight into the Index, by which the whole Book is governed and turned, like Fifties by the Tail. For, to enter the Palace of Learning...Expence of Time and Forms ; therefore Men of much Hade and little Ceremony, are content to get in by the Back- Door. For, the Arts are all in a fifing... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1752 - 242 pages
...ftcondly, which is indeed the choicer,. the profounder, and politer Method, to get a thorough Infight into the Index, by which the whole Book is governed and turned, like Fijhes by the Tail. For to enter the, Palace of Learning at the Great Gate, requires an Expence of... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1755 - 514 pages
...fecondly, which is indeed the choicer, the profounder, and politer method, to get a thorough infight into the index, by which the whole book is governed and turned, likeji/hes by the tail. For, to enter the palace of learning at the great gate requires an expence... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1761 - 468 pages
...fecondly, which is indeed the choicer, the profound er, and politer method, to get a thorough infight into the index, by which the whole book is governed and turned, like fifties by the tail. For to enter the palace - of learning. at the great gate, .requires an expence... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1765 - 318 pages
...as they do lords; learn their titles exactly, and then brag of their acquaintance ; or by infpecting the index, by which the whole book is governed and turned, like fiflies by the tail ; that jlippery eel of j'cience bung held by it, n3. Arts are in a flying march,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 500 pages
...fecondly, which is indeed the choicer, the profounder, and politer method, to get a thorough infight into the index, by which the whole book is governed and turned, '\\kejijbes by the tail. For, to enter the palace of learning at \hzgreat gate requires an expence... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 376 pages
...get a thorough iniight into the i»dex, by which the whole book is tgovernsd and turned, like Jijhes by the tail. For to enter the palace of learning at the great gate, an expence of time and forms ;. therefore of mv.ch hafte anJ.liuk ceremony are content to get in by... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1784 - 470 pages
...get a thorough infight into the index, by which the whole book is governed and turned, likejijIies by the tail. For to enter the palace of learning at the great gate, requires an ex; ,ence of time and forms ; therefore men of much hafte and little I ceremony ceremony are content... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 474 pages
...fecondly, which is indeed the choicer, the profounder, and politer method, to get a thorough infight into the index, by which the whole book is governed and turned, like fimes by the tail. For, td enter the palace of learning at the great gate, requires an expence of time... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 498 pages
...secondly, which is indeed the choicer, the profounder, and politer method, to get a thorough insight into the index, by which the whole book is governed and turned, like fishes by the tail. For, to enter the palace of learning at the great gate, requires an expense of... | |
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The most accomplished way of using books at present is two-fold: either first, to serve them as some men do lords, learn their titles exactly, and then brag of their acquaintance. Or secondly, which is indeed the choicer, the profounder, and politer method,... 
