 Scott's about as good as the former, and allow that it affords great indications of poetical talent, we must remind our readers, that we never entertained much partiality for this sort of composition, and ventured on a former occasion to express our regret,...  Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott - Seite 36von John Gibson Lockhart - 1901Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1808 - 556 Seiten
...express our regret, that an author endowed with such talents should consume them in imitations o£ obsolete extravagance, and in the representation of...sentiments in which none of his readers can be supposed to takei much interest, except the few who can judge of their exactness. To write a modern romance of... | |
 | Joseph Tinker Buckingham - 1809 - 428 Seiten
...for this sort of composition, and ventured on a former occasion to express our regret, that an author endowed with such talents should consume them in imitations...modern romance of chivalry, seems to be much such a fantasy as to build a modern abbey, or an English pagoda. For once, however, it may be excused as a... | |
 | Enos Bronson - 1809 - 494 Seiten
...on a former occasion to express our regret, that an author endowed with such talents should cor.sume them in imitations of obsolete extravagance, and in...modern romance of chivalry, seems to be much such a fantasy as to build a modern abbey, or an English pagoda. For once, however, it may be excused as a... | |
 | 1809 - 914 Seiten
...talents should consume them i imitations of obsolete extravagance, and in the representation of mannci and sentiments in which none of his readers can be supposed to take muc interest, except the few who can judge of their exactness. To write modern romance of chivalry,... | |
 | Maurice Cross - 1835 - 440 Seiten
...for this sort of composition, and ventured on a former occasion to exprеs our regret, that an author endowed with such talents should consume them in imitations...exactness. To write a modern romance of chivalry, seems to bo much such a fantasy as to build a modern abbey, or an English pagoda. For once, however, it may... | |
 | 1835 - 932 Seiten
...tor this sort of composition, and ventured on a former occasion to express our regret, that an author endowed with such talents should consume them in imitations...extravagance, and in the representation of manners and sentiment* in which aone of his readers can be supposed to take much interest, except th» tew who... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1837 - 608 Seiten
...for this sort of composition, and ventured on a former occasion to express our regret that an author endowed with such talents should consume them in imitations...representation of manners and sentiments in which none of hia readers can be supposed to take much interest, except the few who can judge of their exactness.... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1839 - 426 Seiten
...for this sort of composition, and ventured on a former occasion to express our regret that an author endowed with such talents should consume them in imitations...obsolete extravagance, and in the representation of mangers and sentiments in which none of his readers can be supposed to take much interest, except the... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1847 - 612 Seiten
...composition, and ventured on a former occasion lo expresa our regret Lhat an author endowed with euch talents should consume them in imitations of obsolete extravagance, and in the representation of manner» and • • r I.;M n1 in which none of his readers can be supposed to tiike much interest,... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1848 - 428 Seiten
...for this sort of composition, and ventured on a former occasion to express our regret that an author endowed with such talents should consume them in imitations...extravagance, and in the representation of manners and lentiments in which none of his readers can be supposed to take much interest, except the few who can... | |
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