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... claim the first place , and with respect to performance the second , among the
productions of the human mind . By the general consent of criticks , the first praise
of genius is due to the writer of an epick poem , as it requires an assemblage of ...
... claim the first place , and with respect to performance the second , among the
productions of the human mind . By the general consent of criticks , the first praise
of genius is due to the writer of an epick poem , as it requires an assemblage of ...
Pagina 100
He seems to have been well acquainted with his own genius , and to know what
it was that nature had bestowed upon him more bountifully than upon others ; the
power of displaying the vast , illuminating the splendid , enforcing the awful ...
He seems to have been well acquainted with his own genius , and to know what
it was that nature had bestowed upon him more bountifully than upon others ; the
power of displaying the vast , illuminating the splendid , enforcing the awful ...
Pagina 106
Here is a full display of the united force of study and genius ; of a great
accumulation of materials , with judgment to digest , and fancy to combine them :
Milton was able to select from nature or from story , from ancient fable or from
modern ...
Here is a full display of the united force of study and genius ; of a great
accumulation of materials , with judgment to digest , and fancy to combine them :
Milton was able to select from nature or from story , from ancient fable or from
modern ...
Pagina 113
Of him , at last , may be said what Jonson says of Spenser , that “ he wrote no
language , ” but has formed what Butler calls a “ Babylonish dialect , ” in itself
harsh and barbarous , but made by exalted genius and extensive learning the
vehicle ...
Of him , at last , may be said what Jonson says of Spenser , that “ he wrote no
language , ” but has formed what Butler calls a “ Babylonish dialect , ” in itself
harsh and barbarous , but made by exalted genius and extensive learning the
vehicle ...
Pagina 115
He that thinks himself capable of astonishing may write blank verse ; but those
that hope only to please must condescend to rhyme . The highest praise of
genius is original invention . Milton cannot be said to have contrived the structure
of an ...
He that thinks himself capable of astonishing may write blank verse ; but those
that hope only to please must condescend to rhyme . The highest praise of
genius is original invention . Milton cannot be said to have contrived the structure
of an ...
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Informazioni bibliografiche
| Titolo | The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 8 The Works of Samuel Johnson, Samuel Johnson |
| Autore | Samuel Johnson |
| Editore | Pafraets Book Company, 1908 |
| Provenienza dell'originale | Indiana University |
| Digitalizzato | 30 gen 2009 |
| Esporta citazione | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |