 composition of great excellence in its kind, in which the familiar is very properly diversified with the solemn, and the grave with the humorous ; in which metre has neither weakened the force, nor clouded the perspicuity of...  The Works of the English Poets: Prefaces - Side 244av Samuel Johnson - 1772Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 376 sider
...familiar is very properly diverfified with the folemn, and the grave with the humorous; ^e t ^ DRYDE N. morous; in which metre has neither weakened the force,...to high poetry in others, and neither towers to the flues, nor creeps along the ground. Of the fame kind or not far diftant from it is, the Hind and Panther,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 484 sider
...with the folemn, and the grave with the humorous ; in which metre has neither weakened the force, ;ior clouded the perfpicuity of argument,- nor will it...to high poetry in others, and neither towers to the llcies, nor creeps along the ground. Of the fame kind, or not far diftant from it, is the Hind and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 484 sider
...in which the familiar is very properly diverfified with the folemn, and the grave with the humorous; in which metre has neither weakened the force, nor clouded the perfpicuity of argument; nor wiU it be eafy to find another example equally happy of this middle kind of writing, which, though... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 sider
...in which the familiar is very properly diverfified with the folemn, and the grave with the humorous; in which metre has neither weakened the force, nor...this middle kind of writing, which, though profaick ia fome parts, rifes to high poetry in others, and neither towers to the fkies, nor creeps along the... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 344 sider
...which the familiar is very. properly diverfified with the folemn, and the grave with the humorous ; in which metre has neither weakened the force, nor...to high poetry in others, and neither towers to the Ikies, nor creeps along the ground. Of the fame kind, or not far diftant from it, is the Hind and Panther,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 sider
...which the familiar is very improperly diverfified with the folemn, and the grave with the humorous; in which metre has neither weakened the force, nor...will it be eafy to find another example equally happy in this middle kind of writing, which, though profaick in fome parts, rifes to high poetry in others,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1794 - 450 sider
...with the humorous ; in which metre has neither weak" ened the force, nor clouded the perfpicuity of of argument : nor will it be eafy to find another...happy of this middle kind of writing, which, though profaic in fome parts, rifes to high poetry hi others, and neither towers to the Ikies, nor creeps... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 sider
...which the familiar is very properly diverfified with the folemn, and the grave with the humorous ; in which metre has neither weakened the force, nor clouded the perfpicuity of argument ; nor will it beeafy to find another example equally happy of this middle kind of writing, which though piofaick... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 308 sider
...in which the familiar is very properly diveififV-d with the folemn, and the grave with the humorous; in' which metre has neither weakened the force, nor...it be eafy to 'find another example equally happy in this middle kind of writing, which, though profaic in fome parts, rifes to high poetry in others,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 sider
...properly diverfified with the folemn, and the grave • with the humorous; in which metre has neither N weakened the force, nor clouded the perfpicuity of...it be eafy to find another example equally happy of jthis middle kind *>f writing, which, though profaick in fome parts, rifes to high poetry in others,... | |
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