 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 484 pages
...give the grace of novelty to domeftick fcenes and daily occurrences. He never outfteps the modejly of nature, nor raifes merriment or wonder by the violation...aggravation. He copies life with fo much fidelity,, that he •he can be hardly faid to indent ; yet his exhibitions have an air fo much original, that it is difficult... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 484 pages
...give the grace of novelty to domeftick fcenes and daily occurrences. He never outfteps the modefty of nature, nor raifes merriment or wonder by the violation...aggravation. He copies life with fo much fidelity,, that be he can be hardly faid to invent ; yef his exhibitions have an air fo much original, that it is difficult... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 476 pages
...give the grace of novelty to domeftick fcenes and daily occurrences. He never outfteps the modefty cf nature, nor raifes merriment or wonder by the violation...diftortion, nor amaze by aggravation. He copies life with (Q much fidelity, that he he can be hardly faid to invent ; yet his exhibitions have an air fo much... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1781 - 590 pages
...nor raifes merriment or wonder by the violaiion of iruth. His figures neither divert by diltortion, nor amaze by aggravation. He copies life with fo much fidelity, that he can be hardly faid to invent ; yc; his exhibitions have an air fo much origiral, that it is difficult to fuppofe them not merely... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1781 - 506 pages
...give the grace of novelty to domcilick fcenes and daily occurrences. He never outfteps the modefty of nature, nor raifes merriment or wonder by the violation of truth. His figures faeither divert by diftortion, nor amaze by aggravation. He copies life with fo much fidelity, that... | |
 | Several Hands - 1781 - 588 pages
...novelty to domeftic fcer.es and d»ily occurrences. He never eutflepi the modejly of nature, nor raifcs merriment or wonder by the violation of truth. His figures neither divert by diilortion, nor amaze by aggravation. He copies life with fo much fidelity, that he can be hardly faid... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 456 pages
...give the grace of novelty to domeftick fcenes and daily occurrences. He never outfleps the modejly of nature, nor raifes merriment or wonder by the violation of truth. His figures neither divert Vert by'diftortion,. nor amaze by aggravation* He copies life with fo much fidelity, that he can be... | |
 | 1784 - 468 pages
...the grace of novelty to domeftick fcenes and daily occurrences. He never " out" fteps the moriefty of nature," nor raifes merriment or wonder by the violation of truth. His fibres neither divert by diftortion. nor amaze by aggravation. He copies life with fo much fidelity,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 432 pages
...to domeftick fcenes and daily occurrences. • He never outjlepi the fnodefly of ndlure, nor raiie's merriment: or wonder by the violation of truth. His...be* hardly faid to invent; yet his exhibitions have ari'air fo much original, that it is difficult to fuppofe then* not merely the product of imagination.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 450 pages
...truth. His figures neither divert :bf SiftoWi^n, nor amaze by aggravation.He copies life wfth ib'much fidelity, that he can be hardly faid to' invent; yet his exhibitions harve- 'an air fb imith'orlginal, «hst it is difficult to fuppofe drera not merely the produft of... | |
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outsteps the modesty of nature,' nor raises merriment or wonder by the violation of truth. His figures neither divert by distortion nor amaze by aggravation. He copies life with so much fidelity that he can be hardly... 
