 | 1822 - 608 pages
...over a second time." His declaration, that his care for his works ceased with their publication, is not strictly true. His parental attention never abandoned...edition, he silently corrected in those that followed. 'The " Essay on Criticism " received many improvements after its first appearance, as did also the... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1830 - 500 pages
...almost every line written twice over a second time." His declaration, that his care for his works ceased ure's walks, shoot folly as it flies, And catch the...we can, But vindicate the ways of God to man. Î. iu imperfections; and the ' Essay on Criticism' received many improvements after iU first appearance.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1835 - 472 pages
...almost every line written twice over a second time." His declaration, that his care for his works ceased at their publication, was not strictly true. His parental...appearance. It will seldom be found that he altered without addingclearness, elegance, or vigour. Pope had perhaps the judgment of Dryden but Dryden certainly... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1836 - 502 pages
...almost every line written twice over a second time." His declaration, that his care for his works ceased at their publication, was not strictly true. His parental...clearness, elegance, or vigour. Pope had perhaps the judgment of Dryden; but Dryden certainly wanted the diligence of Pope. In acquired knowledge, the superiority... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 752 pages
...almost every line written twice over a second time." His declarttion, that his care lor his work) ceased ( liave revised the " Iliad," and freed it Irom some of its imperfections; and the "Essay on Criticism"... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1838 - 716 pages
...almost every line written twice over a second time." His declaration, that his care for his works ceased at their publication, was not strictly true. His parental...clearness, elegance, or vigour. Pope had perhaps the judgment of Dryden; but Dryden certainly wanted the diligence of Pope. In acquired knowledge, the superiority... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 522 pages
...almost every line written twice over a second time." His declaration, that his care for his works ceased at their publication, was not strictly true. His parental...edition, he silently corrected in those that followed. He ap> pears to have revised the ' Iliad,' and freed it from some of its imperfections; and the ' Essay... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1843 - 718 pages
...almost every line written twice over a fecund time." His declaration, that his care for his work* ceased ent which it shall receive from the Ro_yal Society,...however, leaves me discontented ; he says, that, by the troin some of its imperfections; and the "Essay on Criticism" received many improvements after its... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 pages
...almost every line written twice over a second time.' His declaration, that his care for hia works ceased . eeldom be found that he altered without adding clearness, elegance, or vigour. Pope had perhaps the... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - 1844 - 444 pages
...every line written twice over a second time." 20 His declaration, that his care for his works ceased at their publication, was not strictly true. His parental...followed. He appears to have revised the Iliad, and freed 25 it from some of its imperfections ; and the Essay on Criticism received many improvements, after... | |
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His declaration that his care for his works ceased at their publication, was not strictly true. His parental attention never abandoned them ; what he found amiss in the first edition, he silently corrected in those that followed. He appears to have revised... 
