 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....  Lives of Scottish Poets - Strana 123autor/autoři: Joseph Robertson, Society of Ancient Scots, London - 1822 - 378 str.Úplné zobrazení - Podrobnosti o knize
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 str.
...expreffing his thoughts, is original. His blank verfe is no more the blank verfe of Mil-, ton, or of any other poet, than the rhymes of Prior are the rhymes of Cowley. His numbers, his paufes, his diction, are of his own growth, without tranfcription> without imitation. He thinks in... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1781 - 506 str.
...of expreffing his thoughts, is original. His blank verfe is no more the blank verfe of Milton, or of any other poet, than the rhymes of Prior are the rhymes of Cowley. His numbers, his paufes, his diction, are of his own growth, ivithout tranfcrip. tion, without imitation. He thinks... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 522 str.
...of exprefling his thoughts, is original. His blank verfe is no more the blank verfe of Milton, or of any other poet, than the rhymes of Prior are the rhymes of Cowley. His numbers, his paufes, his di6tion, are of his own growth, without tranfcription, without imitation. He thinks in... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 str.
...of exprefiing his thoughts, is original. His blank verfe is no more the blank verfe of Milton, or of any other poet, than the rhymes of Prior are the rhymes of Cowley. His numbers, numbers, his paufes, his diction, are of his own growth, without tranfcription, without imitation.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 244 str.
...'numbers, his paufcs, his diciion, are of his own growth, without tranfcription, withdurt-imitation. He thinks in a peculiar train, 'and he thinks always- as. a tnan'of genius^ :he looks round on Nature and C r 34 THOMSON, oh Lift,- with the eye which Nature beflows... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 504 str.
...rhymes of Cowley. His rrambers, his paufe, h« diction; ate of jhi§ own growth, without tranfcription, without imitation. He thinks in a peculiar train, and he thinks always asiariian of genius ; he looks round on Nature and on Life, with the eye which Nature beftows ohlyorfti... | |
 | 1784 - 778 str.
...of exprefling His thoughts, is original. His blank verfe is no more the blank vcrfc of Milton, or of any other poet, than the rhymes of Prior, are the rhymes of Cowjey. Hi$ numbers, his pavfes, bis didYion, are of his own growth, without tranfcription, without... | |
 | 1787 - 342 str.
...to one praife of the higheft kind ; his mode of thinking and of exprefling his thoughts is original. He thinks in a peculiar train, and he thinks always...round on nature and on life with the eye which nature beftows only on a poet ; the eye that diftinguifhes, in every thing prefcnted to its view, whatever... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 str.
...of expreffing his thoughts, is original. His blank verfe is no mqre the blank verfe of Milton, or of any other poet, than the rhymes of Prior are the rhymes of Cowley. His numbers, his paufes, his diction, are of his own growth, without tranfcription, without imitation. He thinks in... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 str.
...of expreffing his thoughts, is original. His blank verfe is no more the blank verfe of Milton, or of any other poet, than the rhymes of Prior are the rhymes of Cowley. Hia numbers, his paufes, his diction, are of his own growth, without tranfcription, without imitation*... | |
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