| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 410 σελίδες
...of any other poet, than the rhymes of Prior are the rhymes of Cowley. His numbers, his pauses, his diction, are of his own growth, without transcription, without imitation. He thinks in ajeculiar train, and he thinks always as a man of genius; he looks round, on~Nature and on Life with... | |
| Hugh Blair - 1824 - 510 σελίδες
...poet, than the rhymes of Prior are tlie rhymes of Cowley. His numbers, his pauses, bis diction, arc of his own growth, without transcription, without...always as a man of genius. He looks round on nature and life, with the eye which nature bestows only on a poet ; the eye th.it distinguishes in every thing... | |
| Edward Phillips - 1824 - 310 σελίδες
...of praise conferred on him by the splendid eloge of Johnson. « He thinks , » says the Critic , « in a peculiar train; and he thinks always as « a man of genius : he locks round on nature and on life « with the eye , which nature bestows only on a poet ; the eye «... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1825 - 310 σελίδες
...praise of the highest kind, — his mode of thinking, and of expressing his thoughts, is original. He thinks always as a man of genius ; he looks round...on nature, and on life, with the eye which nature only bestows on a poet, the eye that distinguishes in every thiug presented to its view, whatever there... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1826 - 446 σελίδες
...of any other poet, than the rhymes of Prior are the rhymes of Cowley. His numbers, his pauses, his diction, are of his own growth, without transcription, without imitation. He thinks in ;i peculiar train* and he thipks always as a man of genius : he looks round on Mature and on life with... | |
| Hugh Blair - 1829 - 648 σελίδες
...He thinks in a peculiar train, and he thinks always as a man of genius. He looks round on nature and life, with the eye which nature bestows only on a poet ; the eye that distinguishes in ereiy thing presented to its view, whatever there is on which imagination can delight lo be detained... | |
| Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 σελίδες
...of any other poet, than the rhymes of Prior are the rhymes of Cowley. His numbers, his pauses, his diction, are of his own growth, without transcription,...looks round on Nature and on Life with the eye which Nainre Bestows only on a poet, the eye lhat distinguishes., in every thing presented to its view, whatever... | |
| Thomas Allen - 1831 - 564 σελίδες
...rhymes of Prior are the rhymes of Cowley. His numbers, his pauses, his diction, are of his own CHAP. II. growth — without transcription, without imitation....and he thinks always as a man of genius. He looks around on nature and on life with the eye which nature bestows only on a poet — the eye that distinguishes... | |
| Hugh Blair - 1833 - 654 σελίδες
...of any other poet, than the rhymes of Prior are the rhymes of Cowley. His numbers, his pauses, his diction, are of his own growth, without transcription,...always as a man of genius. He looks round on nature and life, with the eye which nature bestows only on a poet; the eye that distinguishes in every thing presented... | |
| James Thomson - 1836 - 164 σελίδες
...of any other poet, than the rhymes of Prior are the rhymes of Cowley. His numbers, his pauses, his diction, are of his own growth, without transcription,...a peculiar train, and he thinks always as a man of genins : he looks round on nature and on life with the eye which nature bestows only on a poet ; the... | |
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