 Such equivocations are always unskilful ; but here they are indecent, and, at least, approach to impiety, 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...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Σελίδα 297των Samuel Johnson - 1806Πλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | James Baldwin - 1882 - 632 σελίδες
...least, approach to impiety, of which, however, I believe the writer not to have been conscious. Such is the power of reputation justly acquired, that its...Lycidas with pleasure, had he not known the author." Hazlitt says: " Of all Milton's smaller poems, Lycidas is the greatest favorite with me. . . . It is... | |
 | John Dennis - 1883 - 426 σελίδες
...impertinent, belong, on the other hand, to the class of elegiac poems suggested by devoted friendship. man could have fancied that he read ' Lycidas ' with pleasure, had he not known the author ! " Here, indeed, as often happens in the youthful poems of Milton, notes of earlier poets are recalled,... | |
 | John Dennis - 1883 - 424 σελίδες
...impertinent, belong, on the other hand, to the class of elegiac poems suggested by devoted friendship. man could have fancied that he read ' Lycidas ' with pleasure, had he not known the author ! " Here, indeed, as often happens in the youthful poems of Milton, notes of earlier poets are recalled,... | |
 | Samuel Andrews (M.A.) - 1884 - 312 σελίδες
...he who thus praises will confer no honour.' . . . and so on ; finishing up with this final blow : ' Surely no man could have fancied that he read " Lycidas " with pleasure had he not known the author.' Those of us who remember Ruskin's description of a true book, and the example he gives, will smile... | |
 | Maude Gillette Phillips - 1885 - 728 σελίδες
...Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil." " To-morrow to fresh woods and pastures new." CRITICISMS. No man could have fancied that he read "Lycidas" with pleasure had he not known its author. — DR. SAMUEL JOHNSON. To say that " Lycidas " is beautiful is to say that a star or rose... | |
 | Halkett Lord - 1890 - 302 σελίδες
...supply are long ago exhausted, and its inherent improbability always forces dissatisfaction on the mind. Surely no man could have fancied that he read ' Lycidas ' with pleasure had he not known the author." BUNYAN. In the first edition of the 'Penny Cyclopedia ' the writer who undertook the ' Life of Bunyan... | |
 | 1890 - 528 σελίδες
...inserted. Professor JW Hales furnishes an excellent introduction. Dr. Johnson was able to write : " No man could have fancied that he read ' Lycidas ' with pleasure, had he not known its author," and " For the best it can only be said that they [Milton's sonnets] are not bad." Well... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1892 - 180 σελίδες
...approach to impiety, 30 of which, however, I believe the writer not to have been conscious. Such is the power of reputation justly acquired, that its...that he read Lycidas with pleasure, had he not known its author. • Of the two pieces, L' Allegro and II Penseroso, I believe opinion is uniform ; every... | |
 | William Shepard Walsh - 1892 - 1114 σελίδες
...twice. So lioswell tells us. What Ursa Major said in print was to the same effect. lie declared that no man could have fancied that he read *' Lycidas*' with pleasure had he not known the author : "The diction is harsh, the rhymes uncertain, and the numbers unpleasing. . . . Its form is that of... | |
 | William S. Walsh - 1892 - 1116 σελίδες
...twice. So Boswell tells us. What Ursa Major said in print was to the same effect. He declared that no man could have fancied that he read " Lycidas" with pleasure had he not known the author : " The diction is harsh, the rhymes uncertain, and the numbers unpleasing. Its form is that of a pastoral,... | |
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