It is not to be considered as the effusion of real passion ; for passion runs not after remote allusions and obscure opinions. Passion plucks no berries from the myrtle and ivy, nor calls upon Arethuse and Mincius, nor tells of rough satyrs and fauns... The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. - Page 144by Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820Full view - About this book
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 498 pages
...Arethnfe and Mincius, nor tells of rough falyrs and fauns with cloven heel. Where there is leifure for fiction there is little grief. In this poem there is no nalkire, for there is no truth ; there is no art, for there is nothing new. Its form is that of a paftoral,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...rough satyr* \fims-Mth cloven fuel. Where there is leisure for fiction there is little grief. luftts poem there is no nature, for there is no truth, there is no art, for there ing new. Its form is of that a of pastoral, easy, vulgar, and therrfore instating; whatever images... | |
| Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...effusion of real passion ; for passion runs not after remote allusions and obscure opinions. Passion plucks no berries from the myrtle and ivy, nor calls upon Arethuse and Minucius, nor tells of rough satyrs and_/azflw with cloven heel. Where there is leisure for fiction... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 336 pages
...effusion of real passion ;. for passion runs not after remote allusions and obscure opinions. Passion plucks no berries from the myrtle and ivy, nor calls upon Arethuse and Mincius, nor tells of rough tatyrs and fauns with eleven heel. Where there is leisure for fiction, there is little grief. In this... | |
| John Milton - 1807 - 514 pages
...effusion of real passion ; for passion runs not after remote allusions and obscare opinions. Passion plucks no berries from the myrtle and ivy, nor calls upon Arethuse and Mmcius, nor tells of rough saty rs' and fauns with clovrn keel. Where there is leisure for fiction... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...allusions and obscure opinions. Passion plucks no berries from the myrtle and ivy, nor calls upon Arcthuse and Mincius, nor tells of rough satyrs and fauns with...for there is no truth ; there is no art, for there ii nothing new. Its form is that of a pastoral ; easy, vulgar, and therefore disgusting ; whatever... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 pages
...effusion of real passion ; for passion runs not after remote allusions and obscure opinions. Passion plucks no berries from the myrtle and ivy, nor calls upon Arethuse and Mincius, nor tells of rough sa~ tyrs and fauns with cloven heel. Where there is leisure for fiction, there is little grief. In... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 410 pages
...remote allusions and obscure opinions. Passion plucks no berries from the myrtle and ivy, nor calk upon Arethuse and Mincius, nor tells of rough satyrs...heel. Where there is leisure for fiction, there is littk grief. In this poem there is no nature, for there is no truth ; there is no art, for there is... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 450 pages
...effusion of real passion; for passion runs not after remote allusions and obscure opinions. Passion plucks no berries from the myrtle and ivy, nor calls...Arethuse and Mincius, nor tells of rough satyrs and fawns with cloven heel. Where there is leisure for fiction, there is little grief. In this poem there... | |
| John Milton - 1824 - 428 pages
...there is perhaps more poetry than sorrow. But let us read it for its poetry. It is true, that passion plucks no berries from the myrtle and ivy, nor calls...upon Arethuse and Mincius, nor tells of rough Satyrs Kith cloven heel. But poetry does this; and in the hands of Milton, does it with a peculiar and irresistible... | |
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