 composition of great excellence in its kind, in which the familiar is very properly diversified with the solemn, and the grave with the humorous ; in which metre has neither weakened the force, nor clouded the perspicuity of...  The Works of the English Poets: Prefaces - Page 244by Samuel Johnson - 1772Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 376 pages
...familiar is very properly diverfified with the folemn, and the grave with the humorous; ^e t ^ DRYDE N. morous; in which metre has neither weakened the force,...to high poetry in others, and neither towers to the flues, nor creeps along the ground. Of the fame kind or not far diftant from it is, the Hind and Panther,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 484 pages
...with the folemn, and the grave with the humorous ; in which metre has neither weakened the force, ;ior clouded the perfpicuity of argument,- nor will it...to high poetry in others, and neither towers to the llcies, nor creeps along the ground. Of the fame kind, or not far diftant from it, is the Hind and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 484 pages
...in which the familiar is very properly diverfified with the folemn, and the grave with the humorous; in which metre has neither weakened the force, nor clouded the perfpicuity of argument; nor wiU it be eafy to find another example equally happy of this middle kind of writing, which, though... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...in which the familiar is very properly diverfified with the folemn, and the grave with the humorous; in which metre has neither weakened the force, nor...this middle kind of writing, which, though profaick ia fome parts, rifes to high poetry in others, and neither towers to the fkies, nor creeps along the... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 344 pages
...which the familiar is very. properly diverfified with the folemn, and the grave with the humorous ; in which metre has neither weakened the force, nor...to high poetry in others, and neither towers to the Ikies, nor creeps along the ground. Of the fame kind, or not far diftant from it, is the Hind and Panther,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...which the familiar is very improperly diverfified with the folemn, and the grave with the humorous; in which metre has neither weakened the force, nor...will it be eafy to find another example equally happy in this middle kind of writing, which, though profaick in fome parts, rifes to high poetry in others,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1794 - 450 pages
...with the humorous ; in which metre has neither weak" ened the force, nor clouded the perfpicuity of of argument : nor will it be eafy to find another...happy of this middle kind of writing, which, though profaic in fome parts, rifes to high poetry hi others, and neither towers to the Ikies, nor creeps... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 pages
...which the familiar is very properly diverfified with the folemn, and the grave with the humorous ; in which metre has neither weakened the force, nor clouded the perfpicuity of argument ; nor will it beeafy to find another example equally happy of this middle kind of writing, which though piofaick... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 308 pages
...in which the familiar is very properly diveififV-d with the folemn, and the grave with the humorous; in' which metre has neither weakened the force, nor...it be eafy to 'find another example equally happy in this middle kind of writing, which, though profaic in fome parts, rifes to high poetry in others,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 pages
...properly diverfified with the folemn, and the grave • with the humorous; in which metre has neither N weakened the force, nor clouded the perfpicuity of...it be eafy to find another example equally happy of jthis middle kind *>f writing, which, though profaick in fome parts, rifes to high poetry in others,... | |
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