The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 8Pafraets Book Company, 1908 |
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Pagina 86
... least , approach to im- piety , of which , however , I believe the writer not to have been conscious . Such is the power of reputation justly acquired , that its blaze drives away the eye from nice exam- ination . Surely no man could ...
... least , approach to im- piety , of which , however , I believe the writer not to have been conscious . Such is the power of reputation justly acquired , that its blaze drives away the eye from nice exam- ination . Surely no man could ...
Pagina 94
... on slight occa- sions . The rest were lower powers ; of which the least could wield Those elements , and arm him with the force Of all their regions ; powers , which only the control of omnipotence re- strains 94 MILTON.
... on slight occa- sions . The rest were lower powers ; of which the least could wield Those elements , and arm him with the force Of all their regions ; powers , which only the control of omnipotence re- strains 94 MILTON.
Pagina 105
... least , conceive ; and poetical terrour , such as human strength and forti- tude may combat . The good and evil of eternity are too ponderous for the wings of wit ; the mind sinks under them , in passive helplessness , content with calm ...
... least , conceive ; and poetical terrour , such as human strength and forti- tude may combat . The good and evil of eternity are too ponderous for the wings of wit ; the mind sinks under them , in passive helplessness , content with calm ...
Pagina 107
... least , a determined form ; and , when he is brought before Gabriel , he has " a spear and a shield , " which he had the power of hiding in the toad , though the arms of the contending angels are evidently material . The vulgar ...
... least , a determined form ; and , when he is brought before Gabriel , he has " a spear and a shield , " which he had the power of hiding in the toad , though the arms of the contending angels are evidently material . The vulgar ...
Pagina 115
... and all the stratagems that surprise and enchain attention . But , of all the borrowers from Homer , Milton is , perhaps , the least indebted . He was naturally a thinker for himself , confident of his own 115 MILTON.
... and all the stratagems that surprise and enchain attention . But , of all the borrowers from Homer , Milton is , perhaps , the least indebted . He was naturally a thinker for himself , confident of his own 115 MILTON.
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