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" Works of imagination excel by their allurement and delight ; by their power of attracting and detaining the attention. That book is good in vain, which the reader throws away. He only is the master, who keeps the mind in pleasing captivity... "
London Magazine: Or, Gentleman's Monthly Intelligencer... - Pagina 125
1735
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The Lives of the English Poets: and a Criticism of Their Work

Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 pagina’s
...parts, may be fubducted from the whole, and the reader may be weary, though the critick may commend. Works of imagination excel by their allurement and...vain, which, the reader throws away. He only is the mafter, who keeps the mind in pleafing captivity; whofe pages are perilled with eagerneis, and in hope...
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The Poetical Works: Of the Rev. Samuel Bishop, ... To which are Prefixed ...

Samuel Bishop - 1796 - 410 pagina’s
...« power of pleafing; and I heartily fubfcribe to the opinion of Dr. Johnfon*, that " Works of the imagination excel by their allurement and delight...power of attracting and detaining " the attention :" — and that " he ,only is the mafter, who keeps the mind in pleafing captivity ; whofe pages are...
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The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden: Now ..., Volume 3

John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pagina’s
...parts, may be subducted from the whole, and the reader may be weary, though the critick may commend. Works of imagination excel' by their allurement and...vain, which the reader throws away. He only is the master, who keeps the mind in pleasing captivity ; whose pages are perused with eagerness, and in hope...
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The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden: Now ..., Volume 3

John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 670 pagina’s
...parts, may be subducted from the whole, and the reader may be weary, though the critick may commend. Works of imagination excel by their allurement and...vain, which the reader throws away. He only is the master, who keeps the mind in pleasing captivity ; whose pages are perused with eagerness, and in hope...
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Lives

Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pagina’s
...whole, and the reader may be weary, though the critick may commend. Works of imagination excel by (heir allurement and delight ; by their power of attracting...vain, which the reader throws away. He only is the master, who keeps the mind in pleasing captivity ; whose pa^es are perused with eagerness, and in hope...
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Lives of English poets

Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 pagina’s
...parts may be fubducted from the whole, and the reader may be weary, though the critick may commend. Works of imagination excel by their allurement and...vain, which the reader throws away. He only is the mafter, who keeps the mind in pleafing captivity ; w'hofe pages are perufed with eagernefs, and in...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical ..., Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 308 pagina’s
...weary, though the critick may commend Works of imagination excel by their allurement and de-- light; by their power of attracting and detaining the attention....vain, which the reader throws away. He only is the mafter, who keeps the mind in pleafing captivity ; whofe pages are perufed with eagernefs, and in hope...
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The works of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland. With prefaces ..., Volume 1

Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pagina’s
...parts may be subducted from the whole, and the reader may be weary, though the critick may commend. Works of imagination excel by their allurement and...the attention. That book is good in vain, which the jtader throws away. He only is the master, who keeps the mind in pleasing captivity ; whose pa^es are...
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The Beauties of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Consisting of Maxims and Observations ...

Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pagina’s
...He tfoat merely makes a book from books, may lie useful^ but can scarcely be great. Life of Butler* That 'book is good In vain which the reader throws away. He only is the master who keeps the mind in pleasing captivity ; whose pages are perused with eagerness, and in hope...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 482 pagina’s
...parts may be fubducted from the whole, and the reader may be weary, though the critick may commend. Works of imagination excel by their allurement and...delight ; by their power of attracting and detaining jhe attention. That book is good in vain which the reader throws away. He only is the maiter who keeps...
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