 | James Thomson - 1856 - 344 pages
...growth, without transcription, without imitation. He thinks in a peculiar train, and he always thinks as a man of genius. He looks round on nature and on...only on a poet — the eye that distinguishes, in ever)' thing presented to its view, whatever there is on which imagination can delight to be detained,... | |
 | 1857 - 574 pages
...numbers, his powers, his diction, are of his own growth, without transcription, without imitation. He thinks in a peculiar train, and he thinks always as...bestows only on a poet; the eye that distinguishes in every thing presented to its view whatever there is on which imagination can delight to be detained,... | |
 | John Ramsay McCulloch - 1862 - 432 pages
...paper, calf, ex. THOMSON — cont. are of his own growth, without transcription, without imitation. He thinks in a peculiar train, and he thinks always as...whatever there is on which imagination can delight to he detained, and with a mind that at once comprehends the vast, and attends to the minute. The reader... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1865 - 426 pages
...transcription, without imitation. He thinks in a peculiar train, and he thinks always as a man of genins; he looks round on Nature and on Life with the eye...bestows only on a poet: the eye that distinguishes, ia everything presented to its view, whatever there is on which imagination can delight to be detained,... | |
 | Publius Vergilius Maro - 1871 - 304 pages
...numbers, his pauses, his diction, are of his own growth, without transcription, without imitation. He looks round on Nature and on Life with the eye...is on which imagination can delight to be detained. He imparts to us so much of his own enthusiasm, that our thoughts expand with his imagery, and kindle... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1871 - 832 pages
...without transcription, without imitation. He thinks in a pecuJi.it train, ¡nul he thinks always as aman of genius; he looks round on Nature and on life with...only on a poet, — the eye that distinguishes, in every thing presented to its view, wlwteyer there is on which imagination can delight to be detained,... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1876 - 836 pages
...,n, without iuiitatioii. He thinks In a peculiar num. .UNI In? thinks Hlways as a man of genius; tie looks round on Nature and on life with the eye which Nature bestows ouly on » p«»et, — the eye that distinguishes, in every thing preti'-nu-.i tu iu view, wtiaiuver... | |
 | James Grant Wilson - 1876 - 604 pages
...growth, without transcription, without imitation. He thinks in a peculiar train; and he always thinks 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 everything presented to its view whatever there... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1879 - 428 pages
...which na* See Milibrd's edition of Gray's works. All Pope's corrections were adopted by Thomson. ture bestows only on a poet— the eye that distinguishes,...imagination can delight to be detained, and with a mmd that at once comprehends the vast, and attends to the minute.' He looks also with a heart that... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1881 - 842 pages
...the glad creation, musing praise, And looking lively gratitude. ture bestows only on a poet-— tlie eye that distinguishes, in everything presented to its view, whatever there is on wliicli imagination can delight to be detained, and witu a mind that at once comprehends the vast,... | |
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He thinks in a peculiar train, and he thinks always as a man of genius; he looks round on Nature and on Life with the eye which Nature bestows only on a poet... 
