 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
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 322 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...could not be changed for rhyme but with disadvantage. The wild diffusion of the sentiments, and the digressive sallies of imagination, would have been compressed... | |
 | Edward Young - 1805 - 284 strani
...author, " he 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. This is one of the few poems in which blank verse could not be changed for rhyme, but with disadvantage.... | |
 | Edward Young - 1805 - 238 strani
...reflections and striking allusions; a wikler" ness of thought, in which the fertility of fancy scat" ters flowers of every hue, and of every odour. This " is one of the few poems in which blank verse could u not be changed for rhyme, but with disadvantage. " The wild diffusion of the sentiments and the digressive... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 562 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...power is in the whole ; and in the whole there is a magnificence like that ascribed to Chinese plantation, the magnificence of vast extent and endless... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 238 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...poems in which blank verse could not be changed for rhime but with disadno man possessed a stronger memory. He frequently attended Parliament, and the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 532 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...poems in which blank verse could not be changed for rhime, but with disadvantage." And afterwards, " Particular lines are not to be regarded ; the power... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 464 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...could not be changed for rhyme but with disadvantage. The wild diffusion of the sentiments, and the digressive sallies of imagination, would have been compressed... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 556 strani
...Thoughts he has exhibited a very wide display of original poetry, Tariegated with deep reflections and striking allusions, a wilderness of thought, in which...could not be changed for rhyme but with disadvantage. The wild diffusion of the sentiments, and the digressive sallies of imagination, would have been compressed... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 554 strani
...poetry, •variegated with deep reflections and striking allusions, a wilderness of thought, in •vrhich the fertility of fancy scatters flowers of every hue...not be changed for rhyme but •with disadvantage. The wild diffusion of the sentiments, and the digressive sallies of imagination, would have been compressed... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 408 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...is one of the few poems in which blank verse could npt'be changed for rhyme but with disadvantage. The wild diffusion of the sentiments, and the digressive... | |
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