In the character of his Elegy I rejoice to concur with the common reader; for by the common sense of readers uncorrupted with literary prejudices, after all the refinements of subtilty and the dogmatism of learning, must be finally decided all claim to... The Lives of the English Poets - Page 404by Samuel Johnson - 1826 - 420 pagesFull view - About this book
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...of Northern and Welfli Poetry deferve praife; the imagery is preferved, perhaps often improved ; but the language is unlike the language of other poets....concur with the common reader -, for by the common fenfe of readers uncorrupted with literary prejudices, after all the refinements of fubtilty and the... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 516 pages
...Northern and We'Hh Poetry <leferve praife ; the imagery is preferved, perhaps often improved ; but the language is unlike the language of other poets.....concur with the common reader ; for by the common fenfe of readers uncorrupted with literary prejudices, after all the refinements of fubtilty and the... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 294 pages
...-Ncrthjern -and Welfh Poetry deferye praife; the imagery is preferved, perhaps often im-pr^yed; but the language is unlike the language of other poets....to concur with the common reader; for by the common fenfe of readers uncorrupted with Kterary prejudices, after all the refinements of fubtilty and the... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1783 - 504 pages
...preferved, perhaps often improved; but the language is unlike the language of other poets. In the chara&er of his Elegy I rejoice to concur with the common reader; for by the common fenfe of readers uncorrupted with literary prejudices, after all the refinements of fubtilty and the... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 676 pages
...of Northern and Welfh Poetry delerve praife ; the imagery is preferred, perhaps often improved ; but the language is unlike the language of other poets....concur with the common reader ; for by the common fenfe of readers uncorrupted with literary prejudices, after all the refinements of fubtilty and the... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...of Northern and Welfh Poetry deferve praife ; the imagery is preferved, perhaps often improved ; but the language is unlike the language of other poets....his Elegy I rejoice to concur with the common reader ; fof by the common fenfe of readers uncorrupted with literary prejudices, after all the refinements... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...is preferved, perhaps often improved ; but the language is unlike the language of Other poets. * 3 In the character of his Elegy I rejoice to concur with the common reader; for by the common fenfe of readers uncorrupted with literary prejudices, after all the refinements of fubtilty and the... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 312 pages
...prefervcd, perhaps often improved ; but the language is unlike the language of other poets. In the chara&er of his Elegy I rejoice to concur with the common reader ; for by the common fenfe of readers uncorrupted with liteVOL. VI. K rary rary prejudices, after all the refinements of... | |
| Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 1036 pages
...improved; but the language b unlike the language of other poets. " In t)<e character of his £legy I rejoice to concur with the common reader ; for by the common • fanfe of readers uncorrupted with literary prejudices, after all the refinements of fubtilty, and... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1797 - 278 pages
...is preferved, perhaps often improved ; but the language is unlike the language of other poets. t " In the character of his " Elegy," I rejoice to concur with the common reader; for by the common fenfe of readers uncorrupted with literary prejudices, after all the refinements of fubtilty and the... | |
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