| Robert Anderson - 1795 - 972 páginas
...from any Gnglc performance : for it would not be fafc to claim for him Jie higheft rank in any Cngle denomination of literary dignity ; yet perhaps there...poet, had he been only a poet, he would probably have ftood high among the anthers with whom he is now aflbciated. For his judgment was clear, and be noted... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1797 - 278 páginas
...nor fpiritual nature unexamined; he has' taught the art of reafoning, and the fcience of the ftars. " ——As a poet, had he been only a poet, he would probably have Itood high among the authors with whom he is now aflbciated. For his judgment was exadt, and he noted... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 páginas
...from any single performance; fork MI ould not be safe to claim for him the highest rank in any single denomination of literary dignity ; yet perhaps there was nothing in which he would not have excelled, il he had not divided his powers to different pursuits. As a poet, had he been only a poet, he would... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 340 páginas
...in which he would not hav« hate excelled, if he had not divided his powers to different puifuits. As a poet, had he been only a poet, he would probably have ftood high among the authors with whom he is now aflbciated. For his judgment was exa£t, and he noted... | |
| Great Britain - 1804 - 716 páginas
...from any single performance; for it would not be safe to claim for him the highest tank in any single denomination of literary dignity ; yet perhaps there was nothing in which he would not have excelled, it" he had not divided his powers to different pursuits. As a poet, had he been only a poet, he would... | |
| Erasmus Middleton - 1807 - 662 páginas
...formed from the multiplicity and adversity of his attainments, rather than from any single performance. As a poet, had he been only a poet, he would probably have stood high among authors of that class. For his judgement was exact, and ne noted beauties and faults... | |
| Walter Wilson - 1808 - 584 páginas
...from any single performance ; for it would not be safe to claim for him the highest rank in any single denomination of literary dignity ; yet perhaps there...excelled, if he had not divided his powers to different pursuits." The same author, after a critique upon his poetry, before noticed, conclude thus : " And... | |
| Erasmus Middleton - 1810 - 556 páginas
...hisatrninments, rather than from any iingle performance ; for it would not he fafe to claim for him the higheft rank in any fingle denomination of literary dignity;...have flood high among the authors with whom he is now affociated ; [ie among the Poets, the lives of whom, almoft every body knows, Dr. Jobnfon has moft... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 408 páginas
...from any single performance; for it would not be safe to claim for him the highest rank in any single denomination of literary dignity ; yet perhaps there...excelled, if he had not divided his powers to different pursuits. As a poet, had he been only a poet, he would probably have stood high among the authors with,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 404 páginas
...arty single performance ; for it would not be be safe to claim for him the highest rank in any single denomination of literary dignity ; yet perhaps there...excelled, if he had not divided his powers to different pursuits. As a poet, had ,he been only a poet, he would probably have stood high among the authors... | |
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