| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| William Scott - 1789 - 416 pages
...give the grace of novelty to domeflic fcenes and daily occurrences. He never o'vrfleps the modefly 'f nature, nor raifes merriment or wonder by the violation...He copies life with fo much fidelity, that he can hardly be faid to invent ; yet his exhibitions have an air fo much original, that it is difficult to... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 pages
...give the grace of novelty to domeftick fcenesand daily occurrences. He never " outfteps the modefty of nature," nor raifes merriment or wonder by the violation of truth. His figures neither divert by diftortign, oor amaze by aggravation. He copies life with' fo much fidelity, that he can be hardly... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1794 - 450 pages
...the grace of novelty to domeftick fcenes and daily occurrences. He never " outfteps the mode.fty " of nature," nor raifes merriment or wonder by the...diftortion, nor amaze by aggravation. He copies life witU ib much fidelity, that he can be hardly fa id to invent ; yet his exhibitions have an air fo much... | |
| 1798 - 666 pages
...give the grace of novelty to domeilic fcenes and daily occurrences. He never " outfteps the modefty of nature," nor raifes merriment or wonder by the...life with fo much fidelity, that he can be hardly fnid to invent ; yet his exhibitions have an air fo much original, that it is difficult to fuppofe... | |
| 1800 - 624 pages
...to give the grace of novelty to domeftic fccnes and daily occurrences. He never outueps the modefty of nature, nor raifes merriment or wonder by. the...amaze by aggravation. He copies life with fo much ndelily, .that he can be hardly faid to invent : yet his exhibitions have an air fo much original,... | |
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