 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 358 pagine
...the reader juftly expects, and from good poetry always obtains, the enlargement of his comprehenfion and elevation of his fancy ; but this is rarely to be hoped by Chriftians from metrical demotion. Whatever is great, defireable,, or tremendous, is cornprifed in... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1780 - 590 pagine
...the reader juilly expefh, and from good poetry always obtains, the enlargement of his comprehenfion and elevation, of his fancy; but this is rarely to be hoped by Chriflians from me* trical devotion. Whatever is great, defirable, -or tremendous, is comprifed in... | |
 | 1780 - 596 pagine
...reader juftly expeéìs, and from good poetry always obtains, the enlargement of his comprehenfion and elevation, of his fancy; but this is rarely to be hoped by Chrillians from metrical devotion. Whatever is great, delirable, or tremendous, is comprifed in the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1782 - 482 pagine
...poetry the reader expects, and from good poetry always obtains, the enlargement of his comprehenfion, and elevation of his fancy; but this is rarely to be hoped by Chriftians from metrical devotion. Whatever is great, defirous, or tremendous, is comprifed in the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 pagine
...the reader juftly expects, and from good poetry always obtains, the enlargement of his comprehenfion and elevation of his fancy ; but this is rarely to be hoped by Chriiiums from metrical devotion.Whatever is great, defireable, or tremendoc*. is comprifed in the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pagine
...the reader juftly expects, and from good poetry always obtains, the enlargement of his comprehenfion and elevation of his fancy : but this is rarely to be hoped by Chriftians from metrical devotion. Whatever is great, defireable, or treT 1 mendous, mendous, is comprifed... | |
 | Henry Hunter - 1794 - 508 pagine
...corrupt it; and fuch as it is, it is known already. " From poetry the reader juftly expects, and fromgood poetry always obtains, the enlargement of his comprehension,...elevation of his fancy ; but this is rarely to be hoped for by chriftians from metrical devotion. Whatever is great, defirable or tremendous, is comprifed... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 pagine
...reader juffly expe&s, and from good poetry always obtains, the enlarge.. ment of his comprehenfion and elevation of his fancy; but this is rarely to be hoped by Chriftians from metrical devotion. Whatever is great, definable, or tremendous, is cornprifed in the... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pagine
...known already. From I From poetry the reader justly expects, and from good poetry always ob-r tains, the enlargement of his comprehension and elevation...is rarely to be hoped by Christians from metrical Jevotion. Whatever is great, desirable, or tremendous, is comprised in the name of the Supreme Being.... | |
 | Elizabeth Helme - 1809 - 256 pagine
...imagination;—but religion must be shewn as it is>—suppression and addition equally corrupt it—and such as it is, it is known already. From poetry the...metrical devotion. Whatever is great, desirable, or tremendous, is comprised in the name of the Supreme Being. Omnipotence cannot be exalted,— infinity... | |
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shewn as it is; suppression and addition equally corrupt it; and such as it is, it is known already. From poetry the reader justly expects, and from good poetry always obtains, the enlargement of his comprehension and elevation of his fancy ; but this... 
