 What they wanted however of the sublime, they endeavoured to supply by hyperbole; their amplification had no limits; they left not only reason but fancy behind them; and produced combinations of confused magnificence, that not only could not be credited,...  Annual Register - Seite 24herausgegeben von - 1780Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Samuel Johnson - 1790 - 508 Seiten
...and laboured particularities, the profpects of nature, or the fcenes of life, than he, who dilTe&s a fun-beam with a prifm, can exhibit the wide effulgence...away their wit upon falfe conceits, they likewife fbmetimes flruck out unexpected truth: if their conceits were far-fetched, they were often worth the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 Seiten
...they wanted however of the fublime, they endeavoured to fupply by hyperbole; their amplifi. cation had no limits; they left not only reafon but fancy...ftruck out unexpected truth ; if their conceits were far-fetched, they were often worth the carriage. To write on their plan it was at laft neceflary to... | |
 | 1801 - 860 Seiten
...they left not only reafon but fancy behind, and produced combinations of confufed magnificence, which not only could not be credited, but could not be imagined....frequently threw away their wit upon falfe conceits, they fometimes ftruck out unexpected truth ; if their thoughts were far-fetched, they were fometimes worth... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 Seiten
...limits ; they left not only reafon but • fency behind them ; and produced combinations of confnfed magnificence, that not only could not be credited,...Yet great labour, directed by great abilities, is Sever wholly loft; if they frequently threw away their wit upon falle conceits, they likewife fometimes... | |
 | 1802 - 684 Seiten
...endeavoured to fupply by hyberbole ; their amplification had no limits ; they left not only reaforr and fancy behind them, and produced combinations of confufed...credited, but could not be imagined. Yet great labour, direfled by great abilities, is never whol/y loft: if they frequently threw away their wit upon ralfe... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 Seiten
...produced combinations of confused magnificence, that not only could not be credited, but could net be imagined. Yet great labour, directed by great abilities, is never wholly lost : if they frequently threw away their wit upon false conceits, they likewise sometimes struck... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 482 Seiten
...limits ; they left not not only reafon but fancy behind them ; and produced combinations of confnfed magnificence, that not only could not be credited,...frequently threw away their wit upon falfe conceits, theylikewife fometimes frruck out unexpected truth : if their conceits were far-fetched, they were... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 336 Seiten
...no limits ; they left not only reason but fancy behind them ; and produced combinations of confused magnificence, that not only could not be credited,...labour, directed by great abilities, is never w.holly lost; if they frequently threw away their wit upon false conceits, they likewise sometimes struck out... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1806 - 294 Seiten
...no limits ; they left not only reason but fancy behind them ; and produced combinations of confused magnificence, that not only could not be credited,...labour, directed by great abilities, is never wholly lost : if they frequently threw away their wit upon false conceits, they likewise sometimes struck... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 Seiten
...no limits ; they left not only reason but fancy behind them ; and produced combinations of donfused magnificence, that not only could not be credited,...labour, directed by great abilities, is never wholly lost ; if they frequently threw away their wit upon false conceits, they likewise sometimes struck... | |
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