 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pagina’s
...amaze by aggravation. He pies life with so much fidelity, that he can be hardly said t<> invent : yet exhibitions have an air so much original, that it is difficult to supthem not merely the product of imagination. a teacher of wisJum, he may.be confidently followed.... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pagina’s
...by aggravation. He copies life with so much fidelity, that he can be hardly said to invent : yet bis exhibitions have an air so much original, that it...confidently followed. His religion has nothing in the enthusiastick or superstitious : he appears neither weakly credulous nor wantonly sceptical'; his... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 378 pagina’s
...distortion, nor amuse by aggravation. He copies life with so much fidelity, that he can hardly be said to invent; yet his exhibitions have an air so much original,...difficult to suppose them not merely the product of the imagination *." On this encomium of our learned Biographer, Dr. Beattie has bestowed lavish commendation.... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 376 pagina’s
...distortion, nor amuse by aggravation. He copies life with so much fidelity, that he can hardly be said to invent ; yet his exhibitions have an air so much original,...difficult to suppose them not merely the product of the imagination *." On this encomium of our learned Biographer, Dr. Beattie has bestowed lavish commendation.... | |
 | James Beattie - 1807 - 438 pagina’s
...distortion, nor amaze by aggravation. ' He copies life with so much fidelity that he can * be hardly said to invent ; yet his exhibitions * have an air so much...difficult * to suppose them not merely the product of ima' gination. — As a teacher of wisdom he may be * confidently followed ; his religion has nothing... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 416 pagina’s
...goodness; and, if I may use expressions yet more awful, of having turned many to righteousness." — " As a teacher of wisdom, he may be confidently followed....enthusiastic or superstitious ; he appears neither weak-. ly credulous nor wantonly sceptical ; his morality is neither dangerously lax nor impracticably... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 420 pagina’s
...distortion, nor amaze by aggravation. He copies life with so much fidelity, that he can be hardly said to invent ; yet his exhibitions have an air so much original,...confidently followed. His religion has nothing in it enthusiastick or superstitious : he appears neither weakly credulous, nor wantonly sceptical ; his... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - 514 pagina’s
...not to be ashamed. This is an elevation of literary character, above all Greek, above aM Roman, fame. As a teacher of wisdom, he may be confidently followed....credulous, nor wantonly sceptical : his morality is neither dan^ gerously lax, nor impracticably rigid. All the enchantment of fancy, and all the cogency of argument,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 412 pagina’s
...distortion, nor amaze by aggravation. He copies life with so much fidelity that he can hardly be said to invent ; yet his exhibitions have an air so much original,...suppose them not merely the product of imagination*." Dr. JOHNSON here characterises the humour of ADDISON with singular acuteness of thought and felicity... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 394 pagina’s
...distortion, nor amaze by aggravation. He copies life with so much fidelity that he can hardly be said to invent ; yet his exhibitions have an air so much original,...suppose them not merely the product of imagination*." Dr. JOHNSON here characterises the humour of ADDISON with singular acuteness of thought and felicity... | |
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outsteps the modesty of nature," nor raises merriment or wonder by the violation of truth. His figures neither divert by distortion nor amaze by aggravation. He copies life with so much fidelity that he can be hardly said to invent; yet his exhibitions... 
