 ... more particularly delighted, are such as exhibit life in its true state, diversified only by accidents that daily happen in the world, and influenced by passions and qualities which are really to be found in conversing with mankind. This kind of writing...  The British Essayists: Rambler - Page 9edited by - 1823Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 368 pages
...be termed not improperly the comedy of romance, and is to be conducted nearly by the rules of comick poetry. Its province is to bring about natural events...precluded from the machines and expedients of the heroick romance, and can neither employ giants to snatch away a lady from the nuptial rites, nor knights... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 462 pages
...influenced by passions and qualities which are really to be found in conversing with mankind. This kind of writing may be termed not improperly the comedy...romance, and is to be conducted nearly by the rules of comick poetry. Its province is to bring about natural events by easy means, and to keep up curiosity... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 538 pages
...influenced by passions and qualities which are really to be found in conversing with mankind. This kind of writing may be termed, not improperly, the comedy...romance, and is to be conducted nearly by the rules of comick poetry. Its province is to bring about natural events by easy means, and to keep up curiosity... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1834 - 630 pages
...influenced by passions and qualities which are really to be found in conversing with mankind. This kind xistence, that all the precepts of theology have no...for fear of invisible punishments, and calamities "rom the machines and expedients of the heroic romance, and can neither employ giants to snatch away... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 630 pages
...influenced by passions ana qualities which are really to be found in conversing with mankind. This kind of writing may be termed not improperly the comedy...machines and expedients of the heroic romance, and canneither employgiants to snatch away a lady from the nuptial rites, nor knights to bring her back... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 624 pages
...influenced by passions ana qualities which are really to be found in conversing with mankind. This kind of writing may be termed not improperly the comedy...precluded from the machines and expedients of the heroio romance, and can neither employ giants to snatch away a lady from the nuptial rites, nor knights... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1842 - 620 pages
...influenced by passions and qualities! which are really to be found in conversing with mankind. This kind of writing may be termed not improperly the comedy of romance, and is to be cooducted nearly by the rules of comic poetry. Its province is to bring about natural events by easy... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1846 - 624 pages
...influenced by passions and qualities which are really to be found in conversing with mankind. This kind of writing may be termed not improperly the comedy of romance, and is to ba conducted nearly by the rules of comic poetry. Its province is to brin^ about natural events by... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1888 - 424 pages
...be termed not improperly the comedy of romance, and is to be conducted nearly by the rules of comick poetry. Its province is to bring about natural events...precluded from the machines and expedients of the heroick romance, and can neither employ giants to snatch away a lady from the nuptial rites, nor knights... | |
 | Max Gassmeyer - 1890 - 100 pages
...influenced by passions and qualities which are really to be found in conversing with mankind. ') "This kind of writing may be termed not improperly the comedy...be conducted nearly by the rules of comic poetry. 2) Its province is to bring about natural events by easy means, and to keep up curiosity without the... | |
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