 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 280 pages
...encomiafts, that in reading Paradife Loft we read a book of univerfal knowledge. But original dcficience cannot be fupplied. The want of human intereft is...admires and lays down, and forgets to take up again. Its perufal is a duty .rather than a pleafure. We read Milton for inftruction, retire harraffed and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 302 pages
...But original cleficience cannot be fupplied. The want of human intereft is always felt. Paradife LoJ} is one of the books which the reader admires and lays down, and forgets to take up again. Its perufal 202 MILTON. is a duty rather than a pleafure. We read Milton for inftrucl:ion, retire harrafied... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1780 - 726 pages
...book of univerfal knowledge. But original déficience cannot be fupplied. The want of human interelt is always felt. Paradife Loft is one of the books...admires and lays down, and forgets to take up again. Its perufal is a duty rather than a pleafure. We read Milton for inftruftion, retire har-. railed and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...book of univerfal knowledge. But original deficience cannot be fupplied. The want of human jntereft is always felt. Paradife Loft is one of the books...a duty rather than a pleafure. We read Milton for inftruction, retire harrafled, and overburdened, and look elfewhcre for recreation ; we defert our... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 pages
...But original deficience cannot be fupplied. The want of human intereft is always felt. Paradife Lojl is one of the books which the reader admires and lays...a duty rather than a pleafure. We read Milton for inftruction, retire harraHed, and overburdened, and look elfewhere for recreation ; we defert our mafter,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...hyperbole, by one of his encomiafts, that in reading Paradife Loft we read a book of univerfal knowledge. But original deficience cannot be fupplied. The want...a duty rather than a pleafure. We read Milton for inftruction, retire harraffed, and overburdened, and look elfewhere for recreation; we defert our mafler,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 pages
...hyperbole, by one of his encomiafts, that in reading Paradife Loft we read a book, of untverfal knowledge. But original deficience cannot be fupplied'. The want...admires and lays down, and forgets to take up again. Its perufal is a duty rather than a pleafure. We read Milton for inftruction, retire harrafled and... | |
 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...But original deficience cannot be supplied. The want of human interest is always felt. Paradise Lost is one of the books which the reader admires and lays down, and forgets to take up again. Its perusal is a duty rather than a pleasure. We read Milton for instruction, retire harrassed and... | |
 | 1796 - 524 pages
...Hammond, Collins, Gray, Shenitone, and Akeniide, and his pronouncing the " Paradifs Loft" " one of thofe books which the reader admires and lays down, and forgets to take it up again." In his judgments of thefe poets, he may be juii.ly accufed of being inflamed by prejudice,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...But original deficicnce cannot be supplied. The want of human interest is always felt. Paradise Lest is one of the books which the reader admires and lays down, and forgets to take up again. None ever wished it longer than it is. Its perusal is a duty rather than a pleasure. We read Milton for instruction,... | |
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Paradise Lost is one of the books which the reader admires and lays down, and forgets to take up again. None ever wished it longer than it is. Its perusal is a duty rather than a pleasure. 
