 The most heterogeneous ideas are yoked by violence together ; nature and art are ransacked for illustrations, comparisons, and allusions ; their learning instructs and their subtlety surprises ; but the reader commonly thinks his improvement dearly bought,...  The lives of the most eminent English poets - Page 24by Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787Full view - About this book
 | 1796 - 690 pages
...ranlacked for illuilrations, comparifons, and allufions ; their learning inftrufts, and their fubtilty furprifes ; but the reader commonly thinks his improvement dearly bought, and though he ibmetimes admires is fcldom pleafcd. From thi« account of their competitions it will be readily inferred,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 318 pages
...ranfacked. for illuflrations, comparifons, and allufions ; their learning inftructs, and their fubtilty furprifes ; but the reader commonly thinks his improvement...were not fuccefsful in reprefenting or moving the affeclibns. As they were wholly employed on fomething unexpected and furprifing, they had no regard... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 358 pages
...inftrudb, and their fubti^y furprifes; but the reader commonly thinks his improvement dearlybought, and though he fometimes admires is feldom pleafed. From this account of their eomppfitions it will be readily inferred, that they were not fuccefsful in reprefenting or moving the... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1780 - 726 pages
...ranfacked for illuftrations, companions, and allufions ; their learning inrtru&s, and their fubtilcy furprifes ; but the reader commonly thinks his improvement...bought, and though he fometimes admires is feldom p leafed. From this account of their competitions it will be readily inferred, that they were not fuccefsful... | |
 | 1780 - 596 pages
...learning inftrufts, and their fubtilty furprifcj; but the reader commonly thinks hi) improvement mcnt dearly bought, and though he fometimes admires is feldom pleafed. ' From this account of their competitions it will be readily inferred, that they were not fuccefsful in reprefenting or moving the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 498 pages
...commonly thinks his improvement dearly bought, and, though he fometimes admires, is feldom pleated. From this account of their compofitions it will be...were not fuccefsful in reprefenting or moving the affections. As they were wholly employed on fomething unexpected and furprifing, they had no regard... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 494 pages
...ranfacked for illuftrations, comparifons, and allufions ; their learning inftru&s, and their fubtilty furprifes ; but the reader commonly thinks his improvement...bought, and, though he fometimes admires, is feldom plealed. From this account of their compofitions it will be readily inferred, that they were not ifuccefsful... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 336 pages
...ranfacked for illuftrations, comparifons, and allufions ; their learning inftru&s, and their fubtilty furprifes ; but the reader commonly thinks his improvement...dearly bought, and though he fometimes ' admires is fcldom pleafed. From this account of their compofitions it will be readily inferred, that they were... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...together; nature and art are ranfacked for illuftrations, comparifons, and aHullons; their learning inftructs, and their fubtility furprifes; but the...were not fuccefsful in reprefenting or moving the affections. As they were wholly employed on fornething unexpected and furprifing, they had no regard... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 pages
...together; nature and art are ranfacked for illultrations, comparifons, and allulions; their learning inftructs, and their fubtility furprifes; but the...readily inferred, that they were not fuccefsful in reprefenring or moving the affections. As they were wholly employed on fomething unexpected and furp... | |
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