 The works of fiction with which the present generation seems more particularly delighted are such as exhibit life in its true state, diversified only by accidents that daily happen in the world, and influenced by passions and qualities which are really...  The Rambler: In Four Volumes - Page 18by Samuel Johnson - 1784Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1752 - 326 pages
...true ftate, diverfified only by the accidents that daily happen in the world, and influenced by thofe paffions and qualities which are really to be found in converfing with mankind. TH is kind of writing may be termed not i mproperlv the comedy of romance, and is to be conducted nearly... | |
 | 1785 - 596 pages
...the prefent generation feems more particularly delighted, are fuch as exhibit life in it's tme ftate, diverfified only by accidents that daily happen in...paffions and qualities which are really to be found in convcHing with mankind. This kind of writing may b,e termed not improperly the comedy of romance, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787
...the prefent generation feems more particularly delighted, are fuch as exhibit life in its true ftate> diverfified only by accidents that daily happen in the world, and influenced by paflions and qualities which are really to be found in converfing with mankind. This kind of writing... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1797 - 450 pages
...and, we think, with great propriety. It is the objeft ot the noveliil to give a true piclure of life, diverfified only by accidents that daily happen in...paffions and qualities which are really to be found in converfmg with mankind. To accomplifh this objen, he conceives a hero or heroine, whom he places in... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 322 pages
...generation seems more particularly delighted, are such as exhibit life in its true state, diversified only by accidents that daily happen in the world, and influenced by passions and qualities which are really to be found in conversing with mankind. This kind of writing... | |
 | 1806 - 348 pages
...generation seems more particularly delighted, are such as exhibit life in its true state, diversified only by accidents that daily happen in the world, and influenced by passions and qualities which are really to be fouud in conversing with mankind. This kind of writing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 380 pages
...generation seems more particularly delighted, are such as exhibit life in its true state, diversified only by accidents that daily happen in the world, and influenced by passions and qualities which are^ really to be found in conversing with mankind. This kind of writing... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Britannica - 1810 - 814 pages
...and, we think, with great propriety. It is the objecl of the noveliil to give a true pifture of life, diverfified only by accidents that daily happen in the world, and influenced by partions and qualities which are really to be found in converfing with mankind. To accompliih this... | |
 | 1810 - 464 pages
...generation seems more particularly delighted, are such as exhibit life hi its true state, diversified only by accidents that daily happen in the world, and influenced by passions and qualities which are really to be found in conversing with mankind. This kind of writing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 462 pages
...generation seems more particularly delighted, are such as exhibit life in its true state, diversified only by accidents that daily happen in the world, and influenced by passions and qualities which are really to be found in conversing with mankind. This kind of writing... | |
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