 This, being necessary, was therefore defensible ; and he should have secured the consistency of his system, by keeping immateriality out of sight, and enticing his reader to drop it from his thoughts. But he has unhappily perplexed his poetry with his...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 173by Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 302 pages
...; and he fhould have fccured the confiftency of his fyftem, by keeping immateriality out of fight, and enticing his reader to drop it from his thoughts. But he has 5 unhapunhappily perplexed his poetry with hisphilofophy. His infernal and celeftial powers are fometimes... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 494 pages
...; and he fhould have fecured the confiftency of his fyftem, by keeping immateriality out of fight, and enticing his reader to drop it from his thoughts....But he has unhappily perplexed his poetry with his philofophy. His infernal and celeftial powers are fometinaes pure fpirit, and fometimes animated body.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 478 pages
...defenfible ; and he mould have fecured the confiftency of his fyftem, by keeping immateriality out of fight, and enticing his reader to drop it from his. thoughts. But he has unhappily perplexed hjis poetry with his philofophy. His infernal 3 and and celeftial powers are fometimes pure fpirit,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 pages
...defenfible ; and he mould have fecured the confiftency of his fyftem, by keeping immateriality out of fight, and enticing his reader to drop it from his thoughts....But he has unhappily perplexed his poetry with his philofophy. His infernal and celeftial powers are fomeumes pure fpirit, and fometimes animated body.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...; and he fhould have fecured the confiftency of his fyftem, by keeping immateriality out of fight, and enticing his reader to drop it from his thoughts....But he has unhappily perplexed his poetry with his philofophy. His infernal and celeflial powers are fometimes pure fpirit, and fometimes animated body.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...defenfible; and he fhould have fecured the confiftency of his fyftem, by keeping immateriality out of fight, and enticing his reader to drop it from his thoughts....But he has unhappily perplexed his poetry with his philofophy. His infernal and celeftial powers are fometimes pure fpirit, and fometimes animated body.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 pages
...defenfible; and he fhould have fecured the confiftency of his fyftem, by keeping immateriality out of fight, and enticing his reader to drop it from his thoughts....But he has unhappily perplexed his poetry with his philofophy. His infernal and celeftial powers are fometimes pure fpirit, and fometimes animated body.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...by instruments of action ; he therefore invested them with form and matter. This, being nrcessary, was therefore defensible ; and he should have secured...body. When Satan walks with his lance upon the burning nark, he has a body ; when in his passage between hell and the new world, ie is in danger of sinking... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 pages
...; and he ihould have fecured the confiftency of his fyftem, by keeping immateriality out of fight, and enticing his reader to drop it from his thoughts....But he has unhappily perplexed his poetry with his philofophy. His infernal and celeftial powers are fometimes pure fpirit, and fometimes animated body.... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...immateriality supplied no images, and that he could not shew angels acting but by instruments of action ; he therefore invested them with form and matter. This,...animated body. When Satan walks with his lance upon the turning marlt, he has a body; when in his passage between hell and the new world, he is in danger of... | |
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