 New sentiments and new images others may produce ; but to attempt any further improvement of versification will be dangerous. Art and diligence have now done their best, and what shall be added will be the effort of tedious toil and needless curiosity.  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. - Page 195by Samuel Johnson - 1820Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 418 pages
...gleaned from authors, obfcure as well as eminent, what he thought brilliant or ufeful, and preferved it all in a regular collection, is not unlikely. When, in his laft years, Hall's Satires were fhewn him, he wifhed that he had feen them fooner. New fentimer.ts... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 522 pages
...gleaned from authors, obfcure as well as eminent, what he thought brilliant or ufeful, and preferved it all in a regular collection, is not unlikely. When, in his laft years, Hall's Satires were fhewn him, he wifhed that he had feen them fooner. t * - . ... -New... | |
 | samuel johnson - 1781 - 396 pages
...gleaned from authors, obicure as well as eminent, what he thought brilliant or ufeful, and preferved it all in a regular collection, is not unlikely. When, in his laft years, Hall's Satires were fhewn him, he wifhed that he had feen them fooner. New fentiments and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...gleaned from authors, obfcure as well as eminent, v/hat he thought brilliant or ufeful, and preferved it all in a regular collection, is not unlikely. When, in his laft years, Hall's Satires were fhewn him, he wifhed that he had feen them fooner. New fentiments and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 676 pages
...gleaned from authors, obf9ur« as well as eminent, what he thought brilliant or ufeful, and preferred it all in a regular collection, is not unlikely. When, in his laft years, Hall's Satires were ihewn him, he wjihed that he had feen them fboner. New fcntiments and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...gleaned from authors, obfcure as well as eminent, what he thought brilliant or ufeful, and preferved it all in a regular collection, is not unlikely. When, in his laft years, Hall's Satires were fhewn him, he wifhed that he had feen them fooner. New fentiments and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...gleaned from authors, obfcure as well as eminent, what he thought brilliant or ufcful, and preferved it all in a regular collection, is not unlikely. When, in his laft years, Hall's Satires were (hewn him, he wifhed that he had feen them fdoner. New fentiments and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...obtained possesskxj of so many beauties of speech, it were desirable to know. That he gleaned from authors, obscure as well as eminent, what he thought...preserved it all in a regular collection, is not unlikely. \VhcB, in his last years, Hall's Satires were shewn him, he wished that hehadi«a them sooner. New... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...obtained possession of so many beauties of speech, it were desirable to know. That he gleaned from authors, obscure as well as eminent, what he thought...regular collection, is not unlikely. When, in, his !asr years. Hall's Satires were shewn him, he wished that he had seen them sooner. , New sentiments... | |
 | Gilbert Wakefield - 1804 - 572 pages
...and Swift, in their moments of hilarity. The Rose Inn was- kept by two sisters, the youngest wa* by well as eminent, what he thought brilliant or useful, and preserved it all in a regular collection."0 Mr. Wakefield's design was "to illustrate Pope, as an elegant English classic, far the... | |
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