 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...exasperated revenge. He is therefore, with all his variety of excellence, not often pathetick ; and hid' so little sensibility of the power of effusions purely natural, that he did riot^estcem^them in others. Simplicity gave him no pleasure j and for t lie first part of his life... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 322 pages
...therefore, with all his variety of excellence, not often pathetic, and had so little sensi' hility of the power of effusions purely natural that he did not esteem them in others. Simplicity fave him no pleasure; and for the first part of his lite e looked on Otwny with contempt,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 532 pages
...seems not much acquainted. He is, therefore, with all his variety of excellence, not often pathetick;9 and had so little sensibility of the power of effusions...ever drew a tear. * Various readings in the Life of DRYDENT. " The reason of this general perusal, Addison has attempted to [find in] derive from the delight... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 562 pages
...not much acquainted. He is, therefore, with all his variety of excellence, not often pathetick ; 9 and had so little sensibility of the power of effusions purely natural, that he did not esteem i?8i. them in others."—Tt may indeed be observed, that in ^^ all the numerous writings of Johnson,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 pages
...or exasperated revenge. He is therefore, with all his variety of excellence) not often pathetick ; and had so little sensibility of the power of effusions...purely natural, that he did not esteem them in others. Simplicity gave him no pleasure; and for the first part of his life he looked on Otway with contempt,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pages
...or exas.perated revenge. He is therefore, with all his variety of excellence, Hot often pathetick ; and had so little sensibility of the power of effusions...purely natural, that he did not esteem them in others : simplicity gave him no pleasure ; and for the first part of his life he looked on Otway with contempt,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1811 - 420 pages
...or exasperated revenge. He is therefore, with all his variety of excellence, not often pathetick ; and had so little sensibility of the power of effusions...purely natural, that he did not esteem them in others : simplicity gave him no pleasure ; and for the first part of his life he iooked on Otway with contempt,... | |
 | Robert Anderson - Authors, English - 1815 - 660 pages
...seems not much acquainted ; he is, therefore, with all his variety of excellence, not often pathetic, and had so little sensibility of the power of effusions...purely natural, that he did not esteem them in others." On the excellencies of Addison, his predecessor essayist, he lavishes the honours of literary applause,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1816 - 486 pages
...or exasperated revenge. He is therefore, with all his variety of excellence, not often pathetick ; and had so little sensibility of the power of effusions...purely natural, that he did not esteem them in others. Simplicity gave him no pleasure ; and for the first part of his life he looked on Otway with contempt,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 410 pages
...or exasperated rev.enge. He is therefore, with all his variety of excellence, not often pathetick; and had so little sensibility of the power of effusions...purely natural, that he did not esteem them in others. Simplicity gave him no pleasure ; and for the first part of his life he looked on Otway with contempt,... | |
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... presented, he studied rather than felt; and produced sentiments not such as Nature enforces, but meditation supplies. With the simple and elemental passions as they spring separate in the mind, he seems not much acquainted. He is, therefore, with... 
