 | John Dryden - 1725 - 438 pages
...Proverb, were not always the leaft happy. And as his Fancy was quick, fo likewife were the Producís of it remote and new. He borrowed not of any other ; and his Imaginations were fuch as could not eafily enter into any other Man. His Corrections were fober and... | |
 | Robert Shiells - 1753 - 366 pages
...proverb, were not always the Jeaft happy, and as his fancy was quick, fo likewife were the produfts of it remote and new. He borrowed not of any other, and hit imagination} were fuch as could not eafily enter into any other man. His correftions were fober... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - 1764 - 396 pages
...and thole firft Thoughts of .his, ' contrary to the old Latin Pro' verb, were not always the leaft ' happy ; and as his Fancy was 'quick, fo likewife were...and new. ' He borrowed not of any other, ' and his Imaginauons were fuch ' as could not eafily enter into ii any other Man. — His Correc" tions were... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 364 pages
...prifing; and thofe firft thoughts of " his, contrary to the Latin proverb, " were not always the leaft happy; and " as his fancy was quick, fo likewife "...and " new. He borrowed not of any other, ** and his imaginations were fuch S6 ** £«uld not eafily enter into any other "man." The effect produced by... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1772 - 388 pages
...prifing.; and thofe firft thoughts of -** his, contrary to the .Latin proverb, -" were not always the leaft happy; and ** as his fancy was quick, fo likewife...products of it remote and " new. He borrowed not of any othcr^ " and his imaginations were ;fuch us " could not eafily enter into any other man." The effect:... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 376 pages
...provejb, " were not always the leaft happy; and ** as his fancy was quick, fo Hkewife " were the produces of it remote and " new. He borrowed not of any other, " and his imaginations were fuch as ** could not eafily enter into any other " man." The effect produced by the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 476 pages
...furprifing j and thofe firft " thoughts of his, contrary to the Latin «' proverb, were not always the leaft happy ; '* and as his fancy was quick, fo likewife...remote and new. " He borrowed not of any other, and his " imaginations were fuch as could not eafily " enter into any other man." , • j . The effect produced... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 484 pages
...proverb, were not always the leaft happy ; " and as his fancy was quick, fo likewife " were the produces of it remote and new. •* He borrowed not of any other, and his " imaginations were fuch as could not cafily " enter into any other man." The effect produced by the... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 344 pages
...likewife were the produfts of it " remote and new. Me borrowed not of any . ".other, and his imaginations were fuch as -". could not eafily enter into any other .man." The effeft produced by the conjunftion of thefe U\o powerful minds was, that to Sbak•jfpeare's fpeare's... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...furprifing; and thofe firft thoughts of " his, contrary to the Latin proverb, were not al" ways the leaft happy ; and as his fancy was quick, " fo likewife...could not eafily enter into any " other man." The eflect produced by the conjunction of thefc two powerful minds was, that to Shakfpeare's monfter Caliban... | |
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Latin proverb, were not always the least happy; and as his fancy was quick, so likewise were the products of it remote and new. He borrowed not of any other, and his imaginations were such as could not easily enter into any other man. 
