 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pagina’s
...support. His great works were performed under discountenance, ^nd in blindness, but difficulties vanished at his touch ; he was born for whatever is arduous; and his work is not the greatest of hcroick poems, only because it is not the first BUTLER. OF the great author of Hudihras... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 322 pagina’s
...support. His great works were performed under discountenance, and in blindness; but difficulties vanished at his touch: he was born for whatever is arduous, and his work is not the greatest of heroic poems only because it is not the first. " BUTLER. TH E only accounts we have of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 482 pagina’s
...authors might be gratified, or favour gained ; no exchange of praife, nor folicitation of fupport, His great works were performed under difcountenance,...of heroick poems, only becaufe it is not the firft. BUTBUTLER. :•:• the great author of Hudibras there is a life prefixed to the latter editions of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 336 pagina’s
...great works were performed under discountenance, and in blindness ; but difficulties vanished at iis touch; he was born for whatever is arduous; and his work is not the greatest of heroick poems, only because it is not the first. END OF Till •TZNTH VOlUMr. JAN 25 1944... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 514 pagina’s
...support. His great works were performed under discountenance, and in blindness, but difficulties vanished at his touch ; he was born for whatever is arduous ; and his work is not the greatest of heroic poems, only becautt it is not the first. MILTOH. VOL. i. THE VERSE. -I HE measure... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 pagina’s
...support. His great works were performed under discountenance, and in blindness ; but difficulties vanished at his touch ; he was born for whatever is arduous ; and his work is not the greatest of heroick poems, only because it is not the first. • i • . BUTLER. OF the great author... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pagina’s
...support. His great works were performed under discountenance, and in blindness ; but difficulties vanished at his touch ; he was born for whatever is arduous ; and his work is not the greatest of heroick poems, only because it is not the first. BUTLER. \Jl' the great author of Hudibras... | |
 | William Butler - 1811 - 548 pagina’s
...political opinions, yet thought fo highly of his talents, and of his Paradife Loft, that he fays of him, " He was born for whatever is arduous ; and his work is not the greateft of heroic poems, only becaufe it is not the firft ;" evidently ranking him above Virgil. No. 12. JERUSALEM... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 486 pagina’s
...support. His great works were performed under discountenance, and in blindness ; but difficulties vanished at his touch ; he was born for whatever is arduous ; and his work is not the greatest of heroick poems, only because it is not the first. BUTLER. the great author of Hudibras there... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 524 pagina’s
...support. His great works were performed under discountenance, and in blindness ; but difficulties vanished at his touch : he was born for whatever is arduous ; and his work is not the greatest of heroic poems, only because it is not the first." EXTRACT From ' the Reason of Church-Government... | |
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... he neither courted nor received support ; there is in his writings nothing by which the pride of other authors might be gratified, or favour gained; no exchange of praise, nor solicitation of support. His great works were performed under discountenance,... 
