 soul-animating strains, alas ! too few," as Wordsworth estimated them. Miss Hannah More wondered that Milton could write " such poor sonnets." Johnson said, •• Milton, madam, was a genius that could cut a colossus from a rock, but could not carve...  The Living Age - Pagina 3561873Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 238 pagina’s
...expressed a wonder that the pOet who had written ' Paradise Lost' should write such poor Sonnets: " Milton, Madam, was a genius that could cut a Colossus...rock; but could not carve heads upon cherry-stones." He censured Ruffhead's life of Pope; and said, " he knew nothing of Pope, and nothing of poetry." He... | |
 | John Selden - 1818 - 678 pagina’s
...expressed a wonder that the poet who had written ' Paradise Lost' should write such poor Sonnets: " Milton, Madam, was a genius that could cut a Colossus...rock; but could not carve heads upon cherry-stones." He censured Ruffhead's life of Pope; and mid, " he knew nothing of Pope, and nothing of poetry." He... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 372 pagina’s
...expressed a wonder, that the poet who had written Paradise Lost, should write such poor sonnets i " Milton, madam, was a genius, that could cut a Colossus...rock, but could not carve heads upon cherry-stones." Boswell told him, that David Hume had made a short collection of Scotticisms. " I wonder," said Johnson,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 378 pagina’s
...expressed a wonder that the poet who had written " Paradise Lost," should write such poor Sonnets :—" Milton, madam, was a genius that could cut a Colossus...rock, but could not carve heads upon cherry-stones." J Page 139 {losing the authour had told me confidentially that he lad written Junius, and I were asked... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 380 pagina’s
...expressed a wonder that the poet who had written " Paradise Lost," should write such poor Sonnets:—" Milton, madam, was a genius that could cut a Colossus...rock, but could not carve heads upon cherry-stones." JOHNSON. " I don't know what to say to this. If you were sure that lie wrote Junius, would you, if... | |
 | 1821 - 372 pagina’s
...'arailise Lost, should write sudft. Y*> x «**•** v " Milton, madam, was a genius, that could cot a Colossus from a rock, but could not carve heads upon cherry-stones." ... Boswell told him, that David Hume had made a short collection of Scotticisms. " I wonder," said... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 520 pagina’s
...expressed a wonder that the poet who had written " Paradise Lost," should write such poor Sonnets;—" Milton, Madam, was a genius that could cut a Colossus...rock, but could not carve heads upon cherry-stones." We talked of the casuistical question, " Whether it was allowable at any time to depart from Truth... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1826 - 906 pagina’s
...wit.' It was to Mrs. More that J. observed, with respect to Milton's indifferent Sonnets, that he ' could cut a Colossus from a rock, but could not carve heads upon cherry-stones.' Practical Piety 2 1811 Morell's Notes on Locke, u-ith the Fac Simile Frontispiece. 1794 Bible-Rhymes... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1826 - 672 pagina’s
...her wit.' It was to Mrs. More that J. observed, with respect to Milton's indifferent Sonnets, that he 'could cut a Colossus from a rock, but could not carve heads npon cherry-stones.' Practical Piety 2 1811 Bible-Rhymes Cuts. 1821 Morell's Notes on Locke, with the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 652 pagina’s
...expressed a wonder that the poet who had written " Paradise Lost," should write such poor sonnets: " Milton, madam, was a genius that could cut a Colossus...rock, but could not carve heads upon cherry-stones." We talked of the casuistical question, " Whether it was allowable at any time to depart from truth... | |
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