| Samuel Johnson - 1750 - 296 pages
...generation feems more particularly delighted, are fuch as exhibit life in its true ftate, diverfified only by accidents that daily happen in the world, and influenced by paffions and qualities which are really to be found in converting with mankind. This kind of writing... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1752 - 326 pages
...really to be found in converfing with mankind. TH is kind of writing may be termed not i mproperlv the comedy of romance, and is to be conducted nearly by the rules of comic poetry. Its province is to bring about natural events by eafy means, and to keep up curiofity... | |
| 1785 - 596 pages
...generation feems more particularly delighted, are fuch as exhibit life in it's tme ftate, diverfified only by accidents that daily happen in the world, and influenced by paffions and qualities which are really to be found in convcHing with mankind. This kind of writing... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 466 pages
...generation feems more particularly delighted, are fuch as exhibit life in its true ftate, diverfified only by accidents that daily happen in the world, and influenced by paffions and qualities which are really to be found in converfing with mankind. This kind of writing... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787
...generation feems more particularly delighted, are fuch as exhibit life in its true ftate> diverfified only by accidents that daily happen in the world, and influenced by paflions and qualities which are really to be found in converfing with mankind. This kind of writing... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 582 pages
...happen in the world, and influenced by paffions and qualities which are realiy to be found in converting with mankind. This kind of writing may be termed not...be conducted nearly by the rules of comick poetry. It's province i* to bring about natural events by eafy means, ;,r;d to keep up curiolity with* out... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 626 pages
...generation feems more particularly delighted, are fuch as exhibit life in its true ftate, diverfiried only by accidents that daily happen in the world, and influenced by paffions and qualities which are really to be found in converfing with mankind. This kind of writing... | |
| Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 450 pages
...with great propriety. It is the objeft ot the noveliil to give a true piclure of life, diverfified only by accidents that daily happen in the world, and influenced by paffions and qualities which are really to be found in converfmg with mankind. To accomplifh this objen,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 460 pages
...happen in the world, and influenced by paffions and qualities which are really to be found in converfing with mankind. This kind of writing may be termed not...poetry. Its province is to bring about natural events by eafy means, and to keep up curiofity without the help of wonder : it is therefore precluded from the... | |
| 1801 - 342 pages
...generation feems more particularly delighted, are fuch as exhibit life in its true ftate, diverfified only by accidents that daily happen in the world, and influenced by paffions and qualities which are really to be found in converfing with mankind. This kind of writing... | |
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