 All the images of nature were still present to him, and he drew them, not laboriously, but luckily; when he describes anything, you more than see it, you feel it too. Those who accuse him to have wanted learning give him the greater commendation: he was...  The Eclectic review. vol. 1-New [8th] - Page 5481809Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 454 pages
...luckily : when he »' dcfcribcs any thing, you more than fee it, you feel ** it too. Thofe, who accufe him to have wanted " learning, give him the greater...commendation : he " was naturally learned : he needed not the fpecta* •' cles of books to read nature; he looked inwards, " and found her there. I cannot fay he... | |
 | William Shakespeare, George Steevens, Samuel Johnson - 1803 - 542 pages
...but luckily : when he defcribes any thing, you more than fee it, you feel it too. Thofe, who accufe him to have wanted learning, give him the greater...commendation ; he was naturally learned ; he needed not the fpedacles of books to read nature 5 he looked inwards, and found her there. I cannot fay he is every... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 pages
...soul. All the images of nature were •'' still present to him, aud he drew them not labo'•' riously, but luckily: when he describes any •" thing, you...feel it too. " Those, who accuse him to have wanted learn" 'r'S, S've h™ t^le greater commendation : he " was naturally learned : he needed not the &pec"... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1807 - 402 pages
...man, who of all modern, and perhaps ancient poets, had the largest and ran t comprehensive s.sul. All the images of nature were still present to him, and...describes any thing, you more than see it; you feel it tooThey who accuse him of wanting learning, give him the greatest commendation. He was naturally learned.... | |
 | Manual - 1809 - 288 pages
...the largest and most comprehensive soul. AH the images of nature were still present to him, and be drew them not laboriously but luckily : when he describes...than see it, you feel it too. Those who accuse him of wanting learning, give him the greater commendation : he was naturally learned, he needed not the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 488 pages
..." man, who, of all moderri and perhaps ancient poets, had the largest and most comprehensive soul. AH the images of nature were still present to him, and he drew them not laboriously, but luckily ; \vhen he describes any thing, you. more than se,e it, yow feel it too. Those, who accuse him to have... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1810 - 444 pages
...fioets, had the largest and most comfirehensive soul. All the images of nature were stilt firesent to him, and he drew them not laboriously, but luckily...describes any thing, you more than see it, you feel if too. Those, who accuse him to have wanted learning, give him the greater commendation : he was naturally... | |
 | Friedrich Bouterwek - 1810 - 500 pages
...luckily. When, he dcfcribcs any thing, you more than fee it, you feel it too. Thofe who accufe Rim to have wanted Learning, give him the greater Commendation : he was naturally fcarn'd: he needed not the Speflacles of Books to xead Nature; he loek'd inwards, and found- her there.... | |
 | Friedrich Bouterivek - 1810 - 492 pages
...Ancient Poets, had the largeft and moft comprchennve Soul. AU the Images of Nature were füll prefent to him , and he drew them not laboriously , but luckily. When he deferí» bei any thing, you more than fee- it, you feel it too. Thofe who accufc him to have wanted... | |
 | 1811 - 418 pages
...all modern, " and perhaps of all ancient poets, had the largest and most compre" hensive soul. All the images of nature were still present to him, "...any thing, you more than see it, you feel it too." Yet this high opinion was entirely overwhelmed by either the vanity or the^necessities, or both, of... | |
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