 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...have written with narrow views, and, instead of" tracing intellectual pleasures in the minds of man, paid their court to temporary prejudices, has been...has its changes and fashions, and at different times take different forms. About the beginning of the seventeenth century appealed a race of writers that... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...have written with narrow views, and, Instead of tracing intellectual pleasures in the minds of man, paid their court to temporary prejudices, has been...has its changes and fashions, and at different times take different forms. About the beginning of the seventeenth century appeared a race of writers that... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...be called single, such as none has any part in but himself. Notes upon Shakfpeare, vol. 5, p. 462. Wit, like all other things subject by their nature...fashions, and at different times takes different forms. Life ofCowley. The pride of wit and, knowledge is often mortified, by finding that they confer no security... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 336 pages
...his work, to which my narration can be considered only as a slender supplement. Cow LEY, like other poets who have written with narrow views, and, instead...different forms. About the beginning of the seventeenth century, appeared a race of writers that may be termed the metaphysical poets ; of whom, in a criticism... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1806 - 294 pages
...have written with narrow views, and, instead of tracing intellectual pleasures in the minds of man, paid their court to temporary prejudices, has been...different forms. About the beginning of the seventeenth century appeared a race of writers that may be termed the metaphysical poets ; of whom, in a criticism... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 pages
...chamberlain of London, and bas every year since been unaniznoujiljr rv - , ;..u .0 . .V. COWXZY, like 'other poets who have written with narrow views, and, instead...different forms. About the beginning of the seventeenth century, appeared a raee of writers, that may be termed the metaphysical poets ; of whom, in a criticism... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 pages
...of London ; and has every year since been unanimously re-elected. • N. COWLEY,, COWLEY, like other poets who have written with narrow views, and, instead...different forms. About the beginning of the seventeenth century, appeared a race of writers that may be termed the metaphysical poets ; of whom, in a criticism... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pages
...important office of chamberlain of London; and has every year since beeu unanimously reelected. N. sures in the minds of men, paid their court to temporary...different forms. About the beginning of the seventeenth century, appeared a race «f writers that may be termed the metaphysical poets ; «f whom, in a criticism... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pages
...office "! cliaintcrlain oi' Ltndon ; aud Las every year sii.cc been unanimously rc-cleetoU. N. sures in the minds of men, paid their court to temporary...different forms. About the beginning of the seventeenth century, appeared a race of writers that may be termed the metaphysical poets ; of whom, in a criticism... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 486 pages
...Chamberlain of London ; and has every year since been unanimously re-elected. N. COWLEY, like other poets who have written with narrow views, and, instead...another. Wit, like all other things subject by their natureto the choice of man, has its changes and fashions, and at different times takes different forms.... | |
| |
Wit, like all other things subject by their nature to the choice of man, has its changes and fashions, and at different times takes different forms. About the beginning of the seventeenth century, appeared a race of writers that may be termed the metaphysical... 
