| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 280 pages
...reputation of Milton, diminvm in fome degree the honour of our country ? The generality of my fcheme does not admit the frequent notice of verbal inaccuracies; which Bentley, perhaps better /killed in grammar than in poetry, has often found, though he fometimes ma<le them, and which he iraputed... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 302 pages
...reputation of Milton, .diminifh in fome degree the honour of our country ? The generality of my fcheme docs not admit the frequent notice of verbal inaccuracies; which Bentley, perhaps better fkilled in grammar than in poctry, has often found, though he fometimes made them, and which he imputed... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1780 - 726 pages
....reputation of Milton, diminifh in fome degree the honour of our country I The generality of my fcheijie does not admit the frequent notice of verbal inaccuracies ; which Bentley> perhaps better (killed in grammar than in poetry, has often found, though he fometimes m^de them, and which he imputed... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...reputation of Milton, diminifh in fome degree the honour of our country? The generality of my fcheme does not admit the frequent notice of verbal inaccuracies ; which Bentley, perhaps better fkilled in grammar than in poetry, has often found, though he fometimes made them, and which he imputed... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 pages
...reputation of Milton, diminifh in fome degree the honour of our Country;? The generality of my fcheme does not admit the frequent notice of verbal inaccuracies ; which Bentley, perhaps better /killed in grammar than in poetry, has often found, though he fometimes made them, and which he imputed... | |
| John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...not made long quotations, because of selecting beauties there had been no end, I shall in the same general manner mention that which seems to deserve...inaccuracies, which Bentley, perhaps better skilled in grammar than in poetry, has often found, though he sometimes made them, and which he imputed to the obtrusions... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...Englishman can tak delight in transcribing passages, which, if they lessen die reputation of Mil tor diminish in some degree the honour of our country...of my scheme does not admit the frequent notice of verb; inaccuracies ; which Bentely, perhaps better skilled in grammar than poetr has often found, though... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 pages
...reputation of Milton, diminifh in fome degree the honour of our country ? The generality of my fcheme does not admit the frequent notice of verbal inaccuracies ; which Bentley, perhaps better ikilled in grammar than in poetry, has often found, though he fometimes made them, and which he imputed... | |
| 1802 - 684 pages
...reputation of Milton, diminifh in fome degree the honour of our country î The generality of my fchemo does not admit the frequent notice of verbal inaccuracies ; which Bentley, perhaps better (killed in grammar than in poetry, has often found, though he fometimes made them, and which he imputed... | |
| Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...not made long quotations, because of selecting beauties there had been no end, I shall in the same general manner mention that which seems to deserve censure ; for what Englishman can take delight iu transcribing passages, which, if they lessen the reputation of Milton, diminish in some degree the... | |
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