| Tobias Smollett - 1805 - 582 pages
...ridicule (what is indeed ridiculous enough; the childish prattlement of pastoral compositions, as it Lycidas was the prototype and pattern of them all....majesty, with all the softness and elegance of the Dorian Mute. Variety without end and never equalled, unless perhaps by Vrirgil." p. 6. Many hints are scattered... | |
| Charles Brockden Brown - 1805 - 500 pages
...was there ever any thing so delightful as the music of the Paradise Lost ? It is like that of a fine organ ; has the fullest and the deepest tones of majesty, with all the softness and elegance of of the Dorian flute. Variety without end, and never equalled, unless perhaps by Virgil. Whatever is... | |
| 1805 - 756 pages
...like that of a fine organ ; has the fulleft and the deepeft tones of majefty, with all the foftnefs and elegance of the Dorian flute. Variety without end and never equalled, unlefs perhaps by Virgil. Yet the Doflor has little or nothing to fay upon this copious theme, but... | |
| 1805 - 762 pages
...is like that of a fine organ ; has the fulled and the deeped tone* of majefty, with all the foftnefs and elegance of the Dorian flute. Variety without end and never equalled, unlefs perhaps by Virgil. Yet theQoflor has little or nothing to fay upon this copious theme, but talks... | |
| William Cowper - 1806 - 394 pages
...Was there ever any thing so delightful as the music of the Paradise Lost ? It is like that of a fine organ; has the fullest, and the deepest tones of majesty,...this copious theme, but talks something about the nnfitness of the English language for blank-verse, and how apt it is, in the mouth of some readers,... | |
| Elegant epistles - 1812 - 316 pages
...delightful as the music of the Paradise Lost ? It is like that of a fine organ; has the fullest and deepest tones of majesty, with all the softness and elegance of the Dorian tlute. Variety without end, and never equalled, unless perhaps by Virgil. Yet the Doctor has little,... | |
| 1820 - 688 pages
...was there ever any thing so delightful as the music of the Paradise Lost ? It is like that of a fine organ ; has the fullest and the deepest tones of majesty,...this copious theme, but talks something about the unfituess of the English language for hlnuk verse, and how apt it is in the mouth of some readers,... | |
| William Cowper - 1832 - 602 pages
...Was there ever any thing so delightful as the music of the PanulLsc Lost ! It is like that of a fine organ; has the fullest and the deepest tones of majesty,...of the Dorian flute. Variety without end, and never squalled, unless perhaps by Virgil. Yet the doctor has little or nothing to say upon this copious theme,... | |
| Thomas Taylor - 1833 - 512 pages
...Was there ever any thing so delightful as the music of the Paradise Lost ? It is like that of a fine organ ; has the fullest and the deepest tones of majesty,...something about the unfitness of the English language for blank-verse, and how apt it is, in the mouth of some readers, to degenerate into declamation.' Cowper... | |
| Thomas Taylor - 1833 - 354 pages
...Was there ever any thing so delightful as the music of the Paradise lost 1 It is like that of a fine organ ; has the fullest and the deepest tones of majesty,...something about the unfitness of the English language for blank-verse, and how apt it is, in the mouth of some readers, to degenerate into declamation." Cowper... | |
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