 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pagine
...man of this world/ The greatest of all his amorous essays is Henry and Sintna ; a dull and te'fous dialogue, which excites neither esteem for the man, nor tenderness for the woman. The example of Emrna, who resolves to follow an outlawed murderer wherever fear and guiltshall drive him, deserves... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 582 pagine
...a man of this world." The greatest of all his amorous essays is Henry and Emma; a dull and tediout dialogue, which excites neither esteem for the man,...who resolves to follow an outlawed murderer wherever feaf «nd guilt shall drive him, deserves no imitation; and the experiment by which HenrJ tries the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 464 pagine
...talks not " like a man of this world." , The greatest of all his amorous essays is Henry and Emma ; a dull and tedious dialogue, which excites neither...man, nor tenderness for the woman. The example of Emp^ who resolves to follow an outlawed murderer wherever fear and guilt shall drive him, deserves... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 380 pagine
...He talks.not " like a man of this world." The greatest of all hi» amorous essays is Henry and Emma; a dull and tedious dialogue, which excites neither esteem for the man, nor tenderness for the wo• man. The example of Emma, who resolves to follow an outlawed murderer wherever fear and guilt... | |
 | John Wesley - 1812 - 448 pagine
...know not what man of sensibility can read them without tears. 9. But it is said, " Henry and Emma is a dull' and tedious dialogue, which excites neither...esteem for the man, nor tenderness for the woman." Does it not ? — Then I knew not with what eyes, or with what heart a man must read it ! " Dull and... | |
 | Richard Watson - 1821 - 240 pagine
...Johnson himself, whose knowledge was not therefore suspected to be " confined,',' has called the poem " a dull and tedious dialogue, which excites neither...esteem for the man, nor tenderness for the woman." After all, theobjection;was not to the reading of this nor any other of Prior's poems, nor of elegant... | |
 | Thomas Frognall Dibdin - 1824 - 982 pagine
...for 41. 4s. * " The greatest (says Dr. Johnson) of all Prior's amorous Essays is his Henry and Emma; a dull and tedious dialogue, which excites neither...esteem for the man, nor tenderness for the woman." A particular account, or rather an entire transcription, of the ORIGINAL BALLAD, now upwards of 30O... | |
 | Thomas Frognall Dibdin - 1825 - 532 pagine
.... » • * "The greatest (says Dr. Johnson) of all Prior's amorous Essays^ is'his Henry and Emma : a dull and tedious dialogue, which excites neither...esteem for the man, nor tenderness for the woman." A particular account, or rather an entire transcription, of the ORIGINAL . BALLAD, nowupwards of 300... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1826 - 446 pagine
...He talks not 'like aman of this world.' The greatest of all his amorous essays is 'Heury and Emma;' a dull and tedious dialogue, which excites neither...woman. The example of Emma, who resolves to follow an ontlawed murderer wherever fear and guilt shall drive him, deserves no imitation ; and the experiment... | |
 | John Wesley - 1827 - 564 pagine
...know not what man of sensibility can read them without tears. 9. But it is said, " Hetory and Emma is a dull and tedious dialogue, which excites neither...esteem for the man, nor tenderness for the woman." Does it not 1 — Then I know not with what eyes, or with what heart a man must read it ! " Dull and... | |
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The greatest of all his amorous essays is Henry and Emma ; a dull and tedious dialogue, which excites neither esteem for the man nor tenderness for the woman. 
