 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1816 - 462 pagina’s
...works were performed under discountenance,and in blindness: but difficulties vanished at his touch; de was born for whatever is arduous; and his work is not the greatest of heroic poems, only because it is not 'lie first." ANDRKWMAKVKL L. Born 16-30—Died 1GTS.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 410 pagina’s
...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. OF the great author of Hudibras... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 466 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. the great author of Hudibras there... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 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. 183 BUTLER. OF the great author of Hudibras... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 652 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. OF the great author of Hudibras... | |
 | 1824 - 312 pagina’s
...them. His large works were performed under discountenance, and in blindness ; but difficulties vanish 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." Great as is this praise which is bestowed... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 450 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 i» not the greatest of heroick poems, only because it is not the first. VOL. I. BUTLER. OF the great... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 674 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. OF the great authour of Hudibras... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 506 pagina’s
...whatever is arduous ; and his work is not the greatest of heroick poems, only because it is not the first. BUTLER. OF the great author of Hudibras there is a life prefixed to the later editions of his poem, by an unknown writer, and, therefore, of disputable authority ; and some... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 506 pagina’s
...whatever is arduous; and his work is not the greatest of heroick poems, only because it is not the first. BUTLER. OF the great author of Hudibras there is a life prefixed to the later editions of his poem, by an unknown writer, and, therefore, of disputable authority ; and some... | |
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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,... 
