 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1834 - 722 pages
...for amusement after the fatigue of study.— H. are so general, that they excite no distinct ¡mases of corrupt enjoyment, and take no dangerous hold on the fancy. The following soliloquies of Comus and the Lady are elegant, but tedious. The song must owe much to the voice if... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 752 pages
...therefore listens as to a lecture, without passion, without anxiety. The song of Comus has airiness hat shows more cost than art, Jewels at nose and lips pleasure * Mr. Warton Intimates (and there can be little doubt of the truth of his conjecture) that... | |
 | British and foreign young men's society - 1839 - 216 pages
...though it incites to pleasure it does so in such general terms that its invitations " excite no distinct images of corrupt enjoyment, and take no dangerous hold on the fancy." It emulates the sweetness of Anacreon, but then the sweetness is innoxious. It briefly mentions the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 522 pages
...therefore listens aa to a lecture, without passion, without anxiety. The song of Comus has airiness and jollity; but, what may recommend Milton's morals as well as his poetry, the invitations to pleasure are so general, that they excite no distinct images of corrupt enjoyment, and take no dangerous... | |
 | Cyrus R. Edmonds - 1851 - 418 pages
...therefore, listens as to a lecture, without passion, without anxiety. ' The song of Comus has airiness and jollity ; but, what may recommend Milton's morals as well as his poetiy, the invitations to pleasure are so general, that they excite no distinct images of corrupt... | |
 | John Milton - 1852 - 858 pages
...therefore, listens as to a lecture, without passion, without anxiety. The song of Comus has airiness and jollity ; but, what may recommend Milton's morals as well as his poetry, the invitations to poetry are so general, that they excite no distinct images of corrupt enjoyment, and take no dangerous... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 346 pages
...therefore listens as to a lecture, without passion, without anxiety. The song of Comus has airiness and jollity ; but, what may recommend Milton's morals as well as his poetry, the invitations to pleasure are so general, that they excite no distinct images of corrupt enjoyment, and take no dangerous... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 468 pages
...therefore listens as to a lecture, without passion, without anxiety. The song of Comus has airiness and jollity ; but, what may recommend Milton's morals as well as his poetry, the invitations to pleasure are so general, that they excite no distinct images of corrupt enjoyment, and take no dangerous... | |
 | John Milton - 1855 - 900 pages
...a lecture, without passion, without anxiety. The song of Comus has airiness and jollity; but, whnt may recommend Milton's morals as well as his poetry, the invitations to pleasure вге м> general, that they excite no distinct images of corrupt enjoyment, and take no... | |
 | John Milton - 1860 - 76 pages
...fui) bei bem vor« tiegenben gaiie befonberé in folgenbem ©aCe: "The song of Cornus has airiness and jollity; but what may recommend Milton's morals as well as his poetry, the invitations to pleasure are so general, that they excite no distinct images of corrupt enjoyment, and take no dangerous... | |
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Milton's morals as well as his poetry, the invitations to pleasure are so general, that they excite no distinct images of corrupt enjoyment, and take no dangerous hold on the fancy. 
