 Being now resolved to be a poet, I saw every thing with a new purpose ; my sphere of attention was suddenly magnified : no kind of knowledge was to be overlooked. I ranged mountains and deserts for images and resemblances, and pictured upon my mind every...  The works of Samuel Johnson - Page 447by Samuel Johnson - 1823Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1759 - 176 pages
...Being now refolved to be a poet, I faw everything withanewpurpofe; my fphere of attention was fuddenly magnified : no kind of knowledge was to be overlooked. I ranged mountains and deferts for images and refemblances, and pictured upon my mind every tree of the foreft and flower... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 pages
...now refolved to be a poet, I faw every thing with a new purpofe; my fphere of attention was fuddenly magnified: no kind of knowledge was to be overlooked. I ranged mountains and deferts for images and refemblances, and pictured upon my mind every tree of the foreft and Mower of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 534 pages
...now refolved to be a poet, I faw every thing with a new purpofe; my fphere of attention was fuddenly magnified : no kind of knowledge was to be overlooked. I ranged mountains and deferts for images and refemblances, and pictured upon my mind every tree of the foreft and flower... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 560 pages
...refolved to be a poet, I faw every thing with a new purpofej my fphere of attention •was fuddenly magnified : no kind of knowledge was to be overlooked. I ranged mountains and deferts for images and refemblances, and pictured upon my mind every tree of the foreft and flower... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1790 - 318 pages
...refolvcd to be a poet, i 1 faw every thing with a new purpofe ; my fphere of attention was fuddenly magnified : no kind of knowledge was to be overlooked. I ranged mountains and dfferts for images and refemblanceSi and pi<flured upon my mind every ucc of the foreft and flower... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 586 pages
...now refolved to be a poet, I faw everything with a new purpofe ; my fphere of attention was fuddenly magnified : no kind of knowledge was to be overlooked. I ranged mountains and deferts for images and refemblances, and pictured upon my mind every tree of the foreft and flower... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 pages
...now refolved to be a poet, I faw every thing with a new purpofe; my fphere of attention was fuddenly magnified : no kind of knowledge was to be overlooked. I ranged mountains and deferts for images and refemblances, and piftured upon my mind every tree of the foreft and flower... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 462 pages
...now refolved to be a poet, I faw every thing with a new purpofe; my fphere of attention was fuddenly magnified : no kind of knowledge was to be overlooked. I ranged mountains and deferts for images and refemblances, and pictured upon my mind every tree of the foreft and flower... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 162 pages
...I could never describe what I had not seen: I could not hope to move those with delight or terror, whose interests and opinions I did not understand....now resolved to be a poet, I saw every thing with anew purpose; my sphere of attention was suddenly magnified: no kind of knowledge was to be overlooked.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 458 pages
...could never describe what I had not seen : I could not hope to move those with delight or terrour, whose interests and opinions I did not understand....saw every thing with a new purpose ; my sphere of attc "4ion was suddenly magnified : no kind of knowledge was to be overlooked. I ranged mountains and... | |
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