| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 248 pagina’s
...and' obeyed .him as a diclator. In his works, he 'has given very different Specimens both of fentiment and e'xpreffion. His .Tale of a Tub .has little refemblance...pieces. It exhibits a vehemence and rapidity of mind, .a copioufaefs of images, and vivacity of of diction, fuch as he afterwards never pofleflfed, or never... | |
| SAMUEL JOHNSON - 1781 - 254 pagina’s
...and obeyed him as a dictator. In his works, he has given very different fpecimens both of fentiment and expreffion. His "Tale of a "Tub has little refemblance...pieces. It exhibits a vehemence and rapidity of mind, a copioufncfs of images, and vivacity i of of diction, fuch as he afterwards never poffeffed, or never... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 474 pagina’s
...and obeyed him as a dictator. In his worksj he has given very different fpecimens both of fentiment and expreffion. His Tale of a Tub has little refemblance...other pieces. It exhibits a vehemence and rapidity ef mind, a copioufnefs of images, and vivacity of diction, fuch ae he afterwards never poffefTed, or... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 332 pagina’s
...obeyed him as a diftator: . In his works, he has given very different fpecimens both of fentiments and expreffion. His " Tale of a Tub" has little refemblance...of mind, a copioufnefs of images, and vivacity of diution, fuch as he afterwards never poflefled or never exerted. It is of a mode fo diftinft and peculiar,... | |
| 1794 - 954 pagina’s
...his work«, he has given very different Specimens, both of fcntimentt and cxpreflion. His Т-Л«y<i Tub has little refemblance to his other pieces. It exhibits a vehemence and rapidity of mind, x copioufnefb of images, and vivacity of diction, fuch аз he afterwards never poffefled, or never... | |
| Robert Anderson - 1795 - 972 pagina’s
...works, he has given very different fpecimens, both of fentiments and expreffion. His Tal* of a Tut has little refemblance to his other pieces. It exhibits a vehemence and rapidity of mind, a eopioufnefs of images, and vivacity of diction, ftch as he afterwards never poffcfled, or never exerted.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1797 - 278 pagina’s
...Tale of a Tub," fays Johnfon, " has little refemblance to his other pieces. It exhibits a vehemence vehemence and rapidity of mind, a copioufnefs of images,...and vivacity of diction, fuch as he afterwards never poflHTed, or never exerted." " In his other works is found an equable tenour of eafy language, which... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pagina’s
...different specimens both of Sentiments and expression. His " Tale of a Tub" has little resemblance to his other pieces. It exhibits a vehemence and rapidity of mind, a copiousness of images, and vivacity of diction, such as he afterwards never possessed or never exerted.... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 414 pagina’s
...different specimens both of sentiments and expression. His " Tale of a : " Tub" has little resemblance to his other pieces. It exhibits a vehemence and rapidity of mind, a copiousness of images, and vivacity of diction, such as he afterward never possessed, or never exerted.... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 414 pagina’s
...expression. His " Tale of a " Tub'' CHARACTER OP SWIFl's WRITINGS, ETC. 205 " Tub" has little resemblance to his other pieces. It exhibits a vehemence and rapidity of mind, a copiousness of images, and vivacity of diction, such as he afterward never possessed, or never exerted.... | |
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