What his mind could supply at call, or gather in one excursion, was all that he sought, and all that he gave. The dilatory caution of Pope enabled him to condense his sentiments, to multiply his images, and to accumulate all that study might produce,... The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Pagina 252door Samuel Johnson - 1840Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1848 - 786 pagina’s
...brighter paragraphs, he has not better poems. Dryden's performances were always hasty, either excited by some external occasion, or extorted by domestic...sentiments, to multiply his images, and to accumulate all that study might produce, or chance might supply. If the nights of Dryden therefore are higher,... | |
| Thomas Ewing - 1857 - 428 pagina’s
...brighter paragraphs, he has not better poems. Dryden's performances were always hasty; either excited by some external occasion, or extorted by domestic...sentiments, to multiply his images, and to accumulate all that study might produce, or chance might supply. If the flights of Dryden, therefore, are higher,... | |
| George Payn Quackenbos - 1857 - 470 pagina’s
...brighter paragraphs, he has not better poems. Dryden's performances were always hasty, either excited by some external occasion, or extorted by domestic...could supply at call, or gather in one excursion, wus all that he sought, and all that he gave. The dilatory caution of Pope enabled him to condense... | |
| Richard Green Parker - 1857 - 464 pagina’s
...Dryden's performances were always hasty, either excited by some external occasion, or extorted by domestie necessity ; he composed without consideration, and...gather in one excursion, was all that he sought, and aU that he gave. The dilatory caution of Pope enabled him to condense his sentiments, to multiply his... | |
| Richard Greene Parker - 1857 - 152 pagina’s
...brighter paragraphs, he has not better poems. Dry den's performances were always hasty, either excited by some external occasion, or extorted by domestic...without correction. What his mind could supply at call,.or gather in one excursion, was all that he sought, and all that he gave. The dilatory caution... | |
| Abraham Mills - 1858 - 608 pagina’s
...Dryden's performances were always hasty, either excited by some external occasion, or extorted by"some domestic necessity ; he composed without consideration,...sentiments, to multiply his images, and to accumulate all that study might produce or chance might supply. If the flights of Dryden, therefore, are higher,... | |
| Richard Green Parker - 1858 - 466 pagina’s
...always hasty, either excited by some external occasion, or extorted by domestic necessity ; he com posed without consideration, and published without correction....sentiments, to multiply his images, and to accumulate all that study might produce, or chance might supply. If the flights of Dryden, therefore, are higher,... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1858 - 780 pagina’s
...brighter paragraphs, he has not better poems. Dryden's performances were always hasty, either excited by some external occasion, or extorted by domestic...published without correction. What his mind could supply ut call, or gather in one excursion, was all that he sought, and all that he gave. The dilatory caution... | |
| Robert Demaus - 1859 - 612 pagina’s
...brighter paragraphs, he has not betterpoems. Dry den's performances were always hasty, either excited by some external occasion, or extorted by domestic...sentiments, to multiply his images, and to accumulate all that study might produce, or chance might supply. If the flights of Dryden, therefore, are higher,... | |
| Alphonse Mariette - 1860 - 404 pagina’s
...brighter paragraphs, he has not better poems. Dryden's performances were always hasty, either excited by some external occasion, or extorted by domestic...sentiments, to multiply his images, and to accumulate all that study might produce or chance supply. If the nights of Dryden, therefore, are higher, Pope... | |
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