...is ejecting the puny stream of his rnilkand-watery disapproval." As the gentle Tristam Shandy said: "Grant me patience, just Heaven! Of all the cants...man whose generous heart will give up the reins of imagination into his author's hands — be pleased he knows not why, and cares not wherefore." Badinage...

...ejecting the puny stream of his milkand-watery disapproval." As the gentle Tristam Shandy said : " Grant me patience, just Heaven! Of all the cants which...man whose generous heart will give up the reins of imagination into his author's hands — be pleased he knows not why, and cares not wherefore." Badinage...

...is ejecting the puny stream of his milkand-watery disapproval." As the gentle Tristram Shandy said: "Grant me patience, just Heaven ! Of all the cants...man whose generous heart will give up the reins of imagination into his author's hands — be pleased he knows not why, and cares not wherefore." Badinage...

...Sterne, himself given to canting, could characterize. ' Grant me patience, just Heaven!" he cries; "of all the cants which are canted in this canting...worst — the cant of criticism is the most tormenting !" 4 Our business, then, lies with the real Criticism, and we do not think there can be found a more...

...the corregiescity of Corregio the learning of Poussin the airs of Guido the taste of the Carrachi's or the grand contour of Angelo. Grant me patience,...most tormenting ! I would go fifty miles on foot, to kiss the hand of that man, whose generous heart will give up the reins of his imagination into hisauthor's...

...had my rule and compass, my lord, in my pocket. Excellent critic ! Grant me patience, just Heavens ! Of all the cants which are canted in this canting...worst, the cant of criticism is the most tormenting ! STERNE. WHAT authors in general may feel upon the subject I knownot, but I have discovered, since...

...cheek by jowl, for the reader's delectation. "Grant me patience, just Heaven !" exclaims STERNE. " Of all the cants which are canted in this canting...— the cant of criticism is the most tormenting. " After having received the hearty approbation of a few of the choicest spirits of the time, the uncharitable...

...corregieseity of Corregio — the learning of Poussin — the air of Guido — the taste of the Caraccis — or the grand contour of Angelo." Grant me patience,...are canted in this canting world, though the cant of hypocrisy may be the worst, the cant of criticism is the most tormenting. I would go fifty miles on...

...serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up." — Daniel, iii, 17 and 18. " Grant me patience, just Heaven ! — Of all the cants...worst — the cant of criticism is the most tormenting !" — Sterne. " Ah, no ! Achilles meets a shameful fate, Oh ! how unworthy of the brave and great."...

...performance, and when he is dead, we rate them by his best. Johnson, Preface to Shahspeare. CRITICISM. GRANT me patience, just Heaven ! — of all the cants...canted in this canting world — though the cant of 1 This is borrowed from Montaigne. hypocrites may be the worst — the cant of criticism is the most...