| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 442 sider
...fo Ibe IDLE R. SIR, I WAS much pleafed with your ridicule of thofe fhallow criticks, whofe judgment, though often right as far as it goes, yet reaches...only by parts, and from thence determine the merit of extenfive works. But there a another kind of critick ftill worfe; who judges by narrow rules, and thofe... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 432 sider
...7* tbe IDLE R. SIR, I WAS much pleafed with your ridicule of thofe fhallow criticks, whofe judgment, though often right as far as it goes, yet reaches...only by parts, and from thence determine the merit of extenfive works. But there is another kind of critick ftill worfe, who judges by narrow rules, and... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 430 sider
...To the IDLE R, SIR, I WAS much pleafed with your ridicule of thofe fhallow criticks, whofe judgment, though often right as far as it goes, yet reaches...judge only by parts, and from thence determine the ;nerit of extenfive works. But there is another kind of critick ftill worfe, who judges by narrow rules,... | |
| 1787 - 528 sider
...SEPTEMBER TO THE IDLER. 57», IWas much pleafed with your ridicule ot thole mallow Criticks,whofe judgment, though often right as far as it goes, yet reaches...who, unable to comprehend the whole, judge only by pans, and Irom thence determine the merit of extenfive works. But there is another kind ef Critick... | |
| 1803 - 222 sider
...judgment, though often right as fcir as it goes, yet reaches only to inferior beauties•, and vvhoj unable to comprehend the whole, judge only by parts,...merit of extensive works. But there is another kind of critic still worse, who judges by narrow rules, and those too often fnlse, and which, though they should... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 sider
...IDLER. SIR, ••WAS much pleased with your ridicule of those -*- shallow criticks, whose judgment, though often right as far as it goes, yet reaches only to inferiour beauties ; and who, unable to comprehend the whole, judge only by parts, and from thence... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 386 sider
...TO THE IDLER. SIR, A WAS much pleased with your ridicule of thoso shallow criticks, whose judgment, though often right as far as it goes, yet reaches...founded on nature, will lead him but a very little way toward the just estimation of the sublime beauties in works of genius ; for whatever part of an art... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 386 sider
...TO THE IDLER. sIR, JL WAS much pleased with your ridicule of those shallow criticks, whose judgment, though often right as far as it goes, yet reaches...beauties ; and who, unable to comprehend the whole, j•idg* only by parts, and from thence determine the merit of extensive works. But there is another... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 484 sider
...1759To the IDLER. SIR, I WAS much pleased with your ridicule of those shallow criticks, whose judgment, though often right as far as it goes, yet reaches only to inferiour beauties, and who, unable to comprehend the whole, judge only by parts, and from thence determine... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 420 sider
...1759TO THE IDLER. SIR, I WAS much pleased with your ridicule of those shallow criticks, whose judgment, though often right as far as it goes, yet reaches...founded on nature, will lead him but a very little way toward the just estimation of the sublime beauties in works of genius ; for whatever part of an art... | |
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