 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 498 pages
...and juftly paid the dues of filial gratitude, In the window of his mother's apartment lay. Spenfar's Fairy Queen ; in which he very early took delight to read, till, by feeling the charms of vcrfe, he became, as he relates, irrecoverably a poet. Such are the accidents, which, fometimcs remembered,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 478 pages
...Fairy Queen ; in which he very . early took delight to read, r till, by feeling the charms of verfe, he became, as he relates, irrecoverably a poet. Such are the accidents, winch, fometimes remembered, and perhaps fometimes forgotten, produce that particular defignation of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...and juftly paid the dues of filial gratitude. In the window of his mother's apartment lay Spenfer's Fairy Queen ; in which he very early took delight to read, till, by feeling the charms of verfe, he became, as he relates, irrecoverably a poet. Such arc the accidents, which, fometimes remembered,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 pages
...and juftly paid the dues of filial gratitude. In the window of his mother's apartment lay Spenfer's Fairy Queen ; in which he very early took delight to read, till, by feeling the charms of verfe, he became, as he relates, irrecoverably a poet. Such are the accidents, which, fometimes remembered,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...and juftly paid the dues of filial gratitude. In the window of his mother's apartment lay Spenfer's Fairy Queen; in. which he very early took delight to read, till, by feeling the charms of verfe, he became, as he relates, irrecoverably a poet. Such are the accidents which, fometimes remembered,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 pages
...and juftly paid the dues of filial gratitude. In the window of his mother's apartment lay Spenfei's Fairy Queen,- in which he very early took delight to read, till, by feeling the charms of verfe, he became, as he relates, irrecoverably a Poet. Such are the accidents, which, fometimes remembered,... | |
 | George Gregory - 1796 - 646 pages
...oppofitions of thofe that are united. 'V-Hartley p. 46,. Queen i Accidental Direction of Genius. [Book X, Queen ; in which he very early took delight to read, till by feeling the charms of verfe, he became, as he relates, irrecoverably a poet. Such (adds this great moralift) are the accidents,... | |
 | George Gregory - 1798 - 580 pages
...poet Cowley, Dr. Johnfon informs us, that, " In .the window of his mother's apartment, lay Spencer's Fairy Queen ; in which he very early took delight to read, till by feeling the chirms of verfe, he became, as he relates, irrecoverably a poet. Such (adds this great moralifl) are... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 pages
...and juftly paid the dues of filial gratitude. In the window of his mother's apartment lay Spencers' Fairy Queen ; in which he very early took delight to read, till, by feeling the charms of verfe, he became, as he relates, irrecoverably a poet. . Such are the accidents which, fometimes remembered,... | |
 | 1820 - 646 pages
...Life of Cowper, writes as follows — " In the windows of his mother's apartment lay Spenser's Faery Queen, in which he very early took delight to read,...remembered, and perhaps sometimes forgotten, produce that peculiar designation of mind, and propensity for some certain science or employment, which is commonly... | |
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In the window of his mother's apartment lay Spenser's Fairy Queen ; in which he very early took delight to read, till by feeling the charms of verse, he became, as he relates, irrecoverably a poet. Such are the accidents which, sometimes remembered, and... 
