 In his Night Thoughts he has exhibited a very wide display of original poetry, variegated with deep reflections and striking allusions, a wilderness of thought, in which the fertility of fancy scatters flowers of every hue and of every odour. This is...  The life of Samuel Johnson - Stran 753avtor: James Boswell - 1817Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1856 - 800 strani
..." Young has exhibited a very wide display of original poetry, variegated with deep reflections and striking allusions; a wilderness of thought, in which...fancy scatters flowers of every hue, and of every odor." In 1756 Dr. Joseph Warton paid a very just and elegant tribute to the poetical reputation of... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1848 - 786 strani
..." Young has exhibited a very wide display of original poetry, variegated with deep reflections and striking allusions; a wilderness of thought, in which...fancy scatters flowers of every hue, and of every odor." In 175G Dr. Joseph Warton paid a very just and elegant tribute to the poetical reputation of... | |
 | 1857 - 574 strani
...a very wide display of original poetry, variegated with deep reflections and striking allnsions — a wilderness of thought, in which the fertility of...scatters flowers of every hue and of every odour. The excellence of this work is not exactness, but copiousness; particular lines are not to be regarded;... | |
 | James Boswell - 1859 - 472 strani
...Thoughts,' he has exhibited a very wide display of original poetry, variegated with deep reflection and striking allusions : a wilderness of thought, in which the fertility of fancy scatters flowers of every hne and of every odour. This is one of the few poems in which blank verse could not be changed for... | |
 | John Milton - 1860 - 574 strani
...poriry, variegated with deep reflections and striking aJlosions; a wilderness of thought, in which tbe fertility of fancy scatters flowers of every hue, and of every odour. This is one of the few poem* in which blank verse could not be changed for rhyme, but with disadvantage. The wild diffusion... | |
 | 1860 - 366 strani
...display of original poetry, variegated with deep reflections and striking allusions— a wildness «f thought, in which the fertility of fancy scatters flowers of every hue and of every odor. He was too fond of antithesis, and often too turgid in his style ; yet he paints, with the most... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1863 - 788 strani
..." Young has exhibited a very wide display of original p< eirv, variegated with deep reflections and striking allusions; a wilderness of thought, in which...fancy scatters flowers of every hue, and of every odor." In 1750 Dr. Joseph Warton paid a very just and elegant tribute to the poetical reputation of... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1865 - 784 strani
...display of original pcelry. variegated with deep reflections and striking allusions; a wilderness o( thought, in which the fertility of fancy scatters flowers of every hue, and of every odor." In 1750 Dr. Joseph Warton paid a very just and elegant tribute to the poetical reputation of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1866 - 654 strani
...Thoughts' he has exhibited a very wide display of original poetry, variegated with deep reflections and striking allusions, a wilderness of thought, in which...This is one of the few poems in which blank verse conld not be changed for rhyme but with disadvantage. The wild diffusion of the sentiments, and the... | |
 | Edward Young - 1866 - 574 strani
...restrained bv confinement to rhyme. The excellence of this work is not exactness, but copiousness ; particular lines are not to be regarded ; the power is in the whole, and in the whole there is a magnificence like that ascribed to Chinese plantations, the magnificence of vast extent and endlesa... | |
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