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Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review - Page 615
1787
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Mr. Johnson's Preface to His Edition of Shakespear's Plays..

Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 pages
...more leifure to beftow upon it. Not that always where the language is intricate the thought is fubtle, or the image always great where the line is bulky...words to things is Very often neglected, and trivial fentiments and vulgar ideas difappoint the attention, to which they are recommended by fonorous epithets...
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal, Volume 33

Books - 1765 - 600 pages
...opinion with our Editor, that where the language is intricate the thought is not always fubtle, nor the image always great where the line is bulky. ' The equality of words to things,' as he juftly obferves, ' is very often neglected, and trivial fentiments and vulgar ideas difappoint...
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The plays of William Shakespeare, with the corrections and illustr ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 pages
...more leifure to beftow upon it. Not that always where the language is intricate the thought is fubtle, or the image always great where the line is bulky; the equality of words to things is ycry often neglected, and trivial fentiments and vulgar ideas difappoint the attention, to which they...
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Prefaces. Tempest. Two gentlemen of Verona. Merry wives of Windsor

William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 pages
...more leifure to beftow upon it. Not that always where the language is intricate the thought is fubtle, or the image always great where the line is bulky;...words to. things is very often neglected, and trivial fentiments and vulgar ideas difappoint the attention, to which they are recommended by fonorous epithets...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...more Leifure to beftow upon it. Not that always where the Language is intricate the Thought is fubtle, or the Image always great •where the Line is bulky...Words to Things is Very often neglected, and trivial Sentiments and vulgar Ideas difappoint the Attention, to which they are recommended by fonorous Epithets...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 412 pages
...more Leifure to beftow upon it. Not that always where the Language is intricate the Thought is fubtle, or the Image always great where the Line is bulky ; the Equality of Words to Things is very often neglefted, and tririal Sentiments and vulgar Ideas difappoint the Attention, to which they are recommended...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The Adventurer. Philological tracts

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 500 pages
...more Icifure to beftow upon it. Not that always where the language is intricate the thought is fubtle, or the image always great where the line is bulky ; the equality of words to things is very often neglecled, and trivial fentiments and vulgar ideas difappoint the attention, to which they are recommended...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected ...

Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1790 - 1058 pages
...thofe who have more leifure to beftow upon it. Not that always where the language is intricate the thought is fubtile, or the image always great where the line is bulky; the quality of words to things is very often neglected, and trivial fentiments and vulgar ideas difappoint...
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The Plays of William Shakspeare: In Fifteen Volumes. With the Corrections ...

William Shakespeare - 1793 - 860 pages
...leifure to beftow upon it. Not that always where the language is intricate, the thought is fubtle, or the image always great where the line is bulky;...words to things is very often neglected, and trivial fentiments and vulgar ideas difappoint the attention, to which they are recommended by fonorous epithets...
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The Plays of William Shakspeare. ....

William Shakespeare - 1800 - 330 pages
...leifure to beftow upon it. Not that always where the language is intricate, the thought is fubtle, or the image always great where the line is bulky; the equality of words to things is very often neglefted, and trivial fentiments and vulgar ideas difappoint the attention, to which they are recommended...
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