As a writer he is entitled to one praise of the highest kind: his mode of thinking, and of expressing his thoughts, is original. His blank verse is no more the blank verse of Milton, or of any other poet, than the rhymes of Prior are the rhymes of Cowley. The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature - Page 84edited by - 1781Full view - About this book
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...writer, he is entitled to one praife of the higheft kind ; his mode of thinking, and of exprefling his thoughts, is original. His blank verfe is no more...numbers, his paufes, his diction, are of his own growth, -without tranfcription, without imitation. He thinks in a peculiar train, and he thinks always as a... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 522 pages
...writer, he is entitled to one praife of , the higheft kind ; his mode of thinking, and of exprefling his thoughts, is original. His blank verfe is no more...the rhymes of Cowley. His numbers, his paufes, his di6tion, are of his own growth, without tranfcription, without imitation. He thinks in a peculiar train,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...writer, he is entitled to one praife of the higheft kind ; his mode of thinking, and of exprefiing his thoughts, is original. His blank verfe is no more...rhymes of Prior are the rhymes of Cowley. His numbers, numbers, his paufes, his diction, are of his own growth, without tranfcription, without imitation.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...and of expreffing his thoughts, is original. His blank verfe is no more the blank verfe of Mil-, ton, or of any other poet, than the rhymes of Prior are...numbers, his paufes, his diction, are of his own growth, without tranfcription> without imitation. He thinks in a peculiar train, and he thinks always as a... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 244 pages
...his mode of thinking; and of exprefling his thoughts, is original. His blank verfe is no rriore fhe blank verfe of Milton, or of ' any other poet, than the rhymes of Prior are ther rhymes' of Cowley. His 'numbers, his paufcs, his diciion, are of his own growth, without tranfcription,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 504 pages
...acquaintance when the advancement of his reputation had left them behind him. i . , As a writer, he is entitled to one praife of the higheft kind : his...Milton, or of any other poet, than the rhymes of Prior arc the rhymes of Cowley. His rrambers, his paufe, h« diction; ate of jhi§ own growth, without tranfcription,... | |
| 1784 - 778 pages
...of thinking, and of exprefling His thoughts, is original. His blank verfe is no more the blank vcrfc of Milton, or of any other poet, than the rhymes of Prior, are the rhymes of Cowjey. Hi$ numbers, his pavfes, bis didYion, are of his own growth, without tranfcription, without... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...firft acquaintance when the advancement of his reputation had left them behind him. As a writer, he is entitled to one praife of the higheft kind : his...than the rhymes of Prior are the rhymes of Cowley. Hia numbers, his paufes, his diction, are of his own growth, without tranfcription, without imitation*... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...kind; his mode of thinking, and of expreffing his thoughts, is original. His blank verfe is no mqre the blank verfe of Milton, or of any other poet, than...numbers, his paufes, his diction, are of his own growth, without tranfcription, without imitation. He thinks in a peculiar train, and he thinks always as a... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 676 pages
...kind : his mode of thinking, and of exprefllng his thoughts, is original. His blank verfe }s no mpre the blank verfe of Milton, or of any other poet, than the rhymes of Prior are the rhymes of Cowjey. His numbers, his paufes, his diclion, are pf h}s pwrj growth, without tranfcription, without... | |
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