 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 str.
...But original deficience cannot be supplied. The want of human interest is always felt. Paradise Lost is one of the books which the reader admires and lays down, and forgets to take up again. None ever wished it longer than it is. Its perusal is a duty rather than a pleasure. We read Milton... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1815 - 660 str.
...performed to Milton is weakened, by his pronouncing " Paradise Lost " " an object of forced admiration ; one of the books which the reader admires and lays down, and forgets to take up again." In his derogatory estimate of " Lycidas," that " surely no man could have fancied that he read it with... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 486 str.
...original deficience cannot be supplied. The ( want of human interest is always felt. Paradise j Lost is one of the books which the reader admires • and lays down, and fbrge.ts to take up again. None ever wished it longer than it is. Its perusal is a duty rather than... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 410 str.
...But original deficience cannot be supplied. The want of human interest is always felt. Paradise Lost is one of the books which the reader admires and lays down, and forgets to take up again. None ever wished it longer than it is. Its perusal is a duty rather than a pleasure. We read Milton... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 466 str.
...original deficience cannot be supplied. The want of human interest is always felt. " Paradise Lost" is one of the books which the reader admires and lays down, and forgets to take up again. None ever wished it longer than it is. Its perusal is a duty rather than a pleasure. We read Milton... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 476 str.
...original deficience cannot be supplied. Thel want of human interest is always felt. Paradise V Lost is one of the books which the reader admires and lays down, and forgets to take up again. None ever wished it longer than it is. Its perusal is a duty rather than a pleasure. We read Milton... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 470 str.
...original deficience cannot be supplied. The want of human interest is always felt. " Paradise Lost" is one of the books which the reader admires, and lays down, ajad forgets to take tap again. None ever wished it longer than it is. Its perusal is a duty rather... | |
 | Thomas Durant - 1822 - 256 str.
...force of prejudice, even while doing justice to Milton's genius and learning, says, " Paradise Lost, is one of the books which the reader admires and lays down, and forgets to take up again. None ever wished it longer than it is. Its perusal is a VOL. I. G this surprising. Milton, who seems... | |
 | Thomas Durant - 1822 - 250 str.
...force of prejudice, even while doing justice to Milton's genius and learning, says, " Paradise Lost, is one of the books which the reader admires and lays down, and forgets to take up again. None ever wished it longer than it is. Its perusal is a 61 this surprising". Milton, who seems to have... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 302 str.
...original deficience cannot be supplied. The want of human interest is always felt. ' Paradise Lost' is one of the books which the reader admires and lays down, and forgets to take up again17. None ever wished it longer than it is. Its perusal is a duty rather than a pleasure. We read... | |
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Paradise Lost is one of the books which the reader admires and lays down, and forgets to take up again. None ever wished it longer than it is. Its perusal is a duty rather than a pleasure. 
