 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 strani
...learning and of virtue wifhes him to have been fuperi-or. I GRAY's Poetry is now to be confidered •, and I hope not to be looked on as an enemy to his name, if I confefs that I contemplate it with lefs pleafure than his life. His ode on Spring has fomething poetical,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 302 strani
...learning and of virtue vvifh.es him to have been fuperior. GRAY'S Poetry is now to be confidered ; and' I hope not to be looked on as an enemy to his name, if I confefs that I contemplate it with lefs plcafure than his life. His ode on Spring has fomcthing poetical,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 506 strani
...and o?' virtue wifhes him to have been fu0} . . -• -i ' />, GRAY's Poetry is now to be confidered ; and I hope not to be looked on as an enemy to his name, if I confefs that I contemplate it with lefs pleafure than his life. i i'.'"' I ;* Ol L ' r -i&;no. His... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 676 strani
...of learning and of virtue whiles him to hare been fuperior. GRA Y's Poetry is now to be conGdered; and I hope not to be looked on as an enemy to his name, if I confefs that I contemplate it with lefs pleafure than his life. His ode on Spring has fomething poetical,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 422 strani
...man of learning and virtue wifhes him to have been fuperior. GRAY's Poetry is now to be confidered ; and I hope not to be looked on as an enemy to his name, if I confefs that I contemplate it with lefs pleafure than his life. His ode "On Spring" has fomething poetical,... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1799 - 270 strani
...not very peculiar, that he could not write but at certain times, or at happy moments ; a fantastic foppery, to which my kindness for a man of learning and of virtue wishes him to have been superior." THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF MR. THOMAS GRAY*; EXTRACTED FROM The Registry of the Prerogative Court... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 strani
...not write but at certain times, or at happy moments; a fantastick foppery, to which my kindness for n man of learning and of virtue wishes him to have been superior. GRA Y's Poetry is now to be considered ; and I hope not to he looked on as an enemy to his name, if... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 494 strani
...certain times, or at happy moments ; a fantastic foppery, to which my kindness for a man of learning and virtue wishes him to have been superior. GRAY'S poetry...I contemplate it with less pleasure than his life. His ode On Sfiring has something poetical, both in the language and the thought ; but the language... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 628 strani
...certain times, or at happy moments; a fantastic foppery, to which my kindness for a man of learning and virtue wishes him to have been superior. Gray's poetry...hope not to be looked on as an enemy to his name, if 1 confess that I contemplate it with less pleasure thau his life. His ode On Spring has something poetical,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 366 strani
...certain times, or at happy moments ; a fantastic foppery, to which my kindness fora man of learning and virtue wishes him to have been superior. Gray's poetry...I contemplate it with less pleasure than his life. His ode On S/iriug has something poetical, both in the language and the thought; but the language is... | |
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fantastick foppery, to which my kindness for a man of learning and of virtue wishes him to have been superior. Gray's Poetry is now to be considered: and I hope not to be looked on as an enemy to his name, if I confess that I contemplate it with less... 
