 | John Dryden - 1713 - 614 стор.
...But, generally fpeaking, he is miftaken in his Account., and reckons fliort of the Expence he firft intended : He alters his Mind as the Work proceeds,...which he had not thought when he began. So has it hapned to me^ I have built a Houfe, where I intended but a Lodge : Yet with better Succefs than a certain... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 526 стор.
...he firft intended : he alters his mind as tl;e work proceeds, and will have this or that convergence more, of which he had not thought when he began. So...houfe, where I intended but a lodge : yet with better luccels than a certain nobleman, who, beginning with a dog-kennel, never lived to finifh the palace... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 396 стор.
...; but generally fpeaking, he is miftaken in his account, and reckons fhort in the expence he firft intended : he alters his mind as the work proceeds,...nobleman, who, beginning with a dog-kennel, never lived to rinifh the palace he had contrived. From tranflating the firft of Homer's Iliads (which I intended... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 392 стор.
...; but generally fpeaking, he is miftaken in his account, and reckons fhort in the expence he firft intended : he alters his mind as the work proceeds,...with better fuccefs than a certain nobleman, who, begmning with a dog-kennel, never lived to finifh the palace he had contrived. From tranflating the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 356 стор.
...; but, generally fpeaking, he is miftaken in his account, and reckons fhort in the expence he firft intended : he alters his mind as the work proceeds,...nobleman, who, beginning with a dog-kennel, never lived to finish the palace he had contrived. From tranflating the firft of Homer's Iliads (which I intended... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 360 стор.
...; but, generally fpeaking, he is miftaken in his account, and reckons fhort in the expence he firft intended : he alters his mind as the work proceeds,...which he had not thought when he began. So has it happen* ed to me : I have built a houfe,. where I intended but a lodge : yet with better fuccefs than... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 352 стор.
...account, and reckons fhort in the expence he frft intended : he alters his mind as the work proceeds, rnd will have this or that convenience more, of which he had not thought when he began. So has it happen* ed to me : I have built a houfe, where I intended but a lodge : yet with better fuccefs than... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 352 стор.
...beforehand; but, generally fpeaking, he is miftaken in his account, and reckons fhort in the expence he firft intended: he alters his mind as the work proceeds,...will have this or that convenience more, of which iie had not thought when he began. So has it happened to me: I have built a houfe, where I intended... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 806 стор.
...but, generally fpeaking, he is miftaken in his account, and reckons ftiort in the expence he firft intended : he alters his mind as the work proceeds, and will have this or at convenience more, of which he had not thought when he began. So has it happened to me : I have built... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 стор.
...; but, generally speaking, he is mistaken in his account, and reckons short in the expence he first intended. He alters his mind as the work proceeds,...he began. So has it happened to me ; I have built a house, where I intended but a lodge ; yet with better success than a certain nobleman, who, beginning... | |
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Tis with a poet as with a man who designs to build, and is very exact, as he supposes, in casting up the cost beforehand ; but, generally speaking, he is mistaken in his account, and reckons short... 
