 The most heterogeneous ideas are yoked by violence together ; nature and art are ransacked for illustrations, comparisons, and allusions ; their learning instructs and their subtlety surprises ; but the reader commonly thinks his improvement dearly bought,...  The lives of the most eminent English poets - Seite 24von Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 482 Seiten
...illufrrations, comparifons, and allufions ; their learning inftrufts, and their fubtlety furpriles ; but the reader commonly thinks his improvement dearly bought, and, though he fometimes admires, is ieldom pleafed. From this account of their compofitions it will be readily inferred, that they were... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 336 Seiten
...illustrations, comparisons, and allusions; their learning instructs, and their subtlety surprises ; but the reader commonly thinks his improvement dearly bought, and, though he sometimes admires, is seldom pleased. From this account of their compositions it will be readily inferred,... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1806 - 294 Seiten
...illustrations, comparisons, and allusions ; their learning instructs, and their subtility surprises ; but the reader commonly thinks his improvement dearly bought, and, though he sometimes admires, is seldom pleased. From this account of their compositions it will be readily inferred,... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 296 Seiten
...illustrations, comparisons, and allusions ; their learning instructs, and their subtility surprises ; but the reader commonly thinks his improvement dearly bought, and, though he sometimes admires, is seldom pleased. From this account of their compositions it will be readily inferred,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 562 Seiten
...illustrations, comparu sons, and allusions ; their learning instructs, and their subtlety surprises ; but the reader commonly thinks his improvement dearly bought, and, though he sometime» admires, is seldom pleased. mity of sentiment, -which enables us lo conceive and to excite... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 452 Seiten
...illustrations, comparisons, and allusions ; their learning instructs, and their subtlety surprises ; but the reader commonly thinks his improvement dearly bought, and, though he sometimes admires, is seldom pleased. • From this account of their compositions it will be readily... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 Seiten
...illustrations, comparisons, and allusions ; their learning instructs, and their subtlety surprises ; but the reader commonly thinks his improvement dearly bought, and though he sometimes admires, is seldom pleased. . From this account of their compositions it will be readily... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 426 Seiten
...illustrations, comparisons, and allusions; their learning instructs, and their subtlety surprises ; but the reader commonly thinks his improvement dearly bought, and though he sometimes admires, is seldom pleased. From this account of their compositions it will b» readily inferred,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 410 Seiten
...illustrations, comparisons, and allusions; their learning instructs, and their subtlety surprises; but the reader commonly thinks his improvement dearly bought, and, though he sometimes admires, is seldom pleased. From this account of their compositions, it will be readily inferred,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 466 Seiten
...illustrations, comparisons, and allusions ; their learning instructs, and their subtilty surprises ; but the reader commonly thinks his improvement dearly bought, and, though he sometimes admires, is seldom pleased. From this account of their compositions it will be readily inferred,... | |
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