 Milton's delight was to sport in the wide regions of possibility; reality was a scene too narrow for his mind. He sent his faculties out upon discovery into worlds where only imagination can travel, and delighted to form new modes of existence and furnish...  The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature - Pagina 356geredigeerd door - 1779Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1796 - 690 pagina’s
...fport in the wide regions of poffibility ; reality was a Tcene too narrow for his mind. He fent hit faculties out upon difcovery, into worlds where only...imagination can. travel, and delighted to form new modes of cxiftence, and furnilh fentiment and aftion to fuperior beings, to trace the counfels of hell, or accompany... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 302 pagina’s
...attention, and employs the memory rather than the fancy. Milton's delight was to fport in the wade regions of poffibility; reality was a fcene too narrow...imagination can travel, and delighted to form new modes x>f exiftence, and furnifh fentiment and action to fuperior beings, to trace the counfels of hell,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 280 pagina’s
...to fport in the wide regions of poffibility ; reality was a fcene too narrow for his mind. He Cent his faculties out upon difcovery, into worlds where...imagination can travel, and delighted to form new modes .of exiftence, and furnifh fentiment and sftion to fuperior beings, to trace the counfels of hell, or accompany... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1780 - 590 pagina’s
...delight by its fertility.' ' The appearances of nature, and the occurrences of life, did not fatiatc his appetite of greatnefs. To paint things as they...imagination can travel, and delighted to form new modes of exiflence, and furnifh fcntiment and adion to fuperior beings, to trace the counfels of hell, or accompany... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1780 - 590 pagina’s
...things as they are, requires a minute attention, and employs the memory rather than the fancy. Mikoii'a delight was to fport in the wide regions of poffibility...imagination can travel, and delighted to form new modes of exifience, and furnith fcntirhent and .-¡ilion to foperior beings, to trace the counfels of hell,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1780 - 726 pagina’s
...the memory rather than the fancy. Milton's delight was te . fport in the wide regions of poflibility; reality was a fcene too narrow for his mind. He fent...only imagination can travel, and delighted to form newr modes of exigence, and furnifli fen timen t and aílion to fuperior beings, to trace the counfels... | |
 | 1780 - 596 pagina’s
...memory rather than the fancy. ' Milton's delight was to fporl in the wide regions of poflibility ; reality was a fcene too narrow for his mind. He fent his faculties out upon difcovcry, into worlds where only imagination can travel, and delighted to form new modes of exillence,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 494 pagina’s
...than the fancy. Milton's delight was to fport in the wide regions of pof£bility ; reality was a fc6ne too narrow for his mind. He fent his faculties out...imagination can travel, and delighted to form new modes of exiftence, and furnifh fentiment and action to fuperior beings, to trace the counfels of hell, or accompany... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 498 pagina’s
...delight was to fport in the wide regions of poffibility ; reality was a fcene too narrow for . his rnjnd. He fent his faculties out upon difcovery, into worlds...imagination can travel, and delighted to form new modes of exiftence, and furnifh fentiment and action to fuperior beings, to trace the counfels of hell, or accompany... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 478 pagina’s
...the memory rather than the fancy. Milton's delight was to Iport in the wide regions of pofiibility; reality was a fcene too narrow for. his mind. He fent...faculties out upon difcovery, into worlds where only imagina* tion can travel, and delighted to form new modes of exiftence,-and furnifh fentiment and action... | |
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