The works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 6F. C. and J. Rivington, 1823 |
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... tion to Sir Kenelm Digby ; of whose acquaintance all his contemporaries seem to have been ambitious ; and " Naufragium Joculare , " a comedy written in Latin , but without due attention to the ancient models ; for it is not loose verse ...
... tion to Sir Kenelm Digby ; of whose acquaintance all his contemporaries seem to have been ambitious ; and " Naufragium Joculare , " a comedy written in Latin , but without due attention to the ancient models ; for it is not loose verse ...
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... al- tered the expression when the Lives were collected into volumes . The satire was added to Cowley's Works by the particular direc- tion of Dr. Johnson . N. subsequent edition , that " Poets are scarcely thought freemen COWLEY . 5.
... al- tered the expression when the Lives were collected into volumes . The satire was added to Cowley's Works by the particular direc- tion of Dr. Johnson . N. subsequent edition , that " Poets are scarcely thought freemen COWLEY . 5.
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... tion of his character from crimes which he was never within the possibility of committing , differs only by the infrequency of his folly from him who praises beauty which he never saw ; complains of jealousy which he never felt ...
... tion of his character from crimes which he was never within the possibility of committing , differs only by the infrequency of his folly from him who praises beauty which he never saw ; complains of jealousy which he never felt ...
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... tion had no limits ; they left not only reason but fancy behind them ; and produced combinations of confused magnificence , that not only could not be credited , but could not be imagined . Yet great labour , directed by great abilities ...
... tion had no limits ; they left not only reason but fancy behind them ; and produced combinations of confused magnificence , that not only could not be credited , but could not be imagined . Yet great labour , directed by great abilities ...
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... tion . They are written with exuberance of wit , and with copiousness of learning ; and it is truly asserted by Sprat , that the plenitude of the writer's knowledge flows in upon his page , so that the reader is commonly surprised into ...
... tion . They are written with exuberance of wit , and with copiousness of learning ; and it is truly asserted by Sprat , that the plenitude of the writer's knowledge flows in upon his page , so that the reader is commonly surprised into ...
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Page 415 - From harmony, from heavenly harmony This universal frame began: From harmony to harmony Through all the compass of the notes it ran, The diapason closing full in Man.
Page 78 - That servile path thou nobly dost decline Of tracing word by word, and line by line : A new and nobler way thou dost pursue, To make translations, and translators too : They but preserve the ashes, thou the flame, True to his sense, but truer to his fame.
Page 318 - King Charles the Second. The reproach of inconstancy was, on this occasion, shared with such numbers, that it produced neither hatred nor disgrace ! If he changed, he changed with the nation.
Page 79 - O could I flow like thee, and make thy stream My great example, as it is my theme! Though deep, yet clear, though gentle, yet not dull, Strong without rage, without o'er-flowing full.
Page 127 - Englishmen being far northerly, do not open our mouths in the cold air wide enough to grace a southern tongue; but are observed by all other nations to speak exceeding close and inward; so that to smatter Latin with an English mouth, is as ill a hearing as law French.
Page 77 - But whither am I stray'd ? I need not raise Trophies to thee from other men's dispraise : Nor is thy fame on lesser ruins built, Nor needs thy juster title the foul guilt Of Eastern kings, who, to secure their reign, Must have their brothers, sons, and kindred slain.
Page 58 - Wash'd from the morning beauties' deepest red; An harmless flattering meteor shone for hair, And fell adown his shoulders with loose care; He cuts out a silk mantle from the skies, Where the most sprightly azure pleas'd the eyes; This he with starry vapours...
Page 98 - Those authors, therefore, are to be read at schools that supply most axioms of prudence, most principles of moral truth, and most materials for conversation; and these purposes are best served by poets, orators, and historians.
Page 419 - A MILK-WHITE hind, immortal and unchang'd, Fed on the lawns, and in the forest rang'd ; Without unspotted, innocent within, She fear'd no danger, for she knew no sin. Yet had she oft been chas'd with horns and hounds, And Scythian shafts ; and many winged wounds Aim'd at her heart; was often forced to fly, And doom'd to death, though fated not to die.
Page 119 - Chorus sings of the battle, and victory in heaven against him and his accomplices ; as before, after the first act, was sung a hymn of the creation.