 As a writer he is entitled to one praise of the highest kind: his mode of thinking, and of expressing his thoughts, is original. His blank verse is no more the blank verse of Milton, or of any other poet, than the rhymes of Prior are the rhymes of Cowley.  The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature - Page 84edited by - 1781Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1816 - 532 pages
...of thinking, and of expressing his thoughts, is original. His blank verse is no more the blank verse of Milton,. or of any other poet, than the rhymes...of Prior are the rhymes of Cowley. His numbers, his pauses, his diction, are of his own growth, without transcription, without imitation. He thinks in... | |
 | 1813 - 1082 pages
...of thinking, and of expressing his thoughts, is origina!. His blank verse is no more the blank verse of Milton, or of any other poet, than the rhymes of Prior are the rhymes of Cowley. His numbers, his pauses, his diction, are of his own growth, without transcription, without imitation. He thinks in... | |
 | John Adams - 1813 - 324 pages
...and expressing his thoughts, is original. His Blank Verse is no more the Blank Verse of Milton, or any other poet, than the rhymes of Prior are the rhymes of Cowley. His numbers, his pauses, his diction, are of his own growth, without transcription, without imitation. He thinks in... | |
 | William Barker Daniel - 1813 - 568 pages
...thinking and of expressing his Thoughts, is original. His blank Verse, is no more the blank Verse, of MILTON, or of any other Poet, than the Rhymes of PRIOR, were the Rhymes of Cow LEY. His Numbers, his Powers, his Diction, are of his own Growth, without Transcription,... | |
 | William Barker Daniel - 1813 - 820 pages
...thinking and of expressing his Thoughts, is original. His blank Verse, is no more the blank Verse, of MILTON, or of any other Poet, than the Rhymes of PRIOR, were the Rhymes of COWLEV. His Numbers, his Powers, his Diction, are of his own Growth, without Transcription,... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 532 pages
...and of expressing his thoughts (says Johnson) is original. His blank verse is no more the blank verse of Milton, or of any other poet, than the rhymes of Prior are the rhymes of Cowley. His numbers, his pauses, his diction, are of his own growth ; without transcription, without imitation. He thinks in... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1816 - 526 pages
...thinking, and of express-, ing his thoughts, is original. His blank verse is no more the blank verse of Milton, or of any other poet, than the rhymes of Prior are the rhymes of Cowley. His numbers, his pauses, his diction, are of his own growth, without transcription, without imitation. He thinks in... | |
 | James Thomson - 1816 - 256 pages
...of thinking and of expressing his thoughts is original. His blank verse is no more the blank verse of Milton, or of any other poet, than the rhymes of Prior are the rhyme* of Cowley. His numbers, his pauses, his diction, ;ir« of his own growth, without transcription,... | |
 | John Evans - 1817 - 610 pages
...of thinking, and of expressing his thoughts, is original. His blank verse is no more the blank verse of Milton, or of any other poet, than the rhymes of Prior are the rhymes of Cowley. His numbers, his pauses, his diction, are of his own growth, without transcription, without imitation. He thinks in... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 404 pages
...of thinking, and of expressing his thoughts, is original. His blank verse is no more the blank verse of Milton, or of any other poet, than the rhymes of Prior are the ryhmes of Cowley. His numbers, his pauses, his diction, are of his own growth, without transcription,... | |
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