 Among the flocks and copses and flowers appear the heathen deities, Jove and Phoebus, Neptune and jEolus, with a long train of mythological imagery, such as a college easily supplies. Nothing can less display knowledge, or less exercise invention, than...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. - Page 145by Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 280 pages
...and muft now feed his flocks alone, without any judge of his flull iit piping; and how one god alks another god what is become of Lycidas, and how neither god can telL He who thus grieves will excite no fy.mpathy;- hewho-thus praifcs will confer no honour. This poem has yet a groflbr fault. ^With thefe... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 498 pages
...and mufr now feed his flocks alone, without any judge of his fkill in piping; and how one god afks another god what is become of Lycidas, and how neither god can tell. He who thus grieves will excite no fympathy ; he who thus praifes will confer no honour. » This poem has yet a groffer fault. With tlicfe... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1783 - 478 pages
...now feed his flocks alone, without any 7 judge judge of his (kill in piping ; and how* bnft god alks another god what is become of Lycidas, and how neither god can tell. Hfc who thus grieves will excite no fympathy j he who thus praifes will confer no honour. This poem... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 498 pages
...ami mUft now feed his flocks alone, without any judge of his fkill in piping ; and how one god afks another god what is become of Lycidas, and how neither god can tell. He who thus grieves will excite no fympathy ; he who thus praifes will confer no honour. This poem has yet a grofler fault. With thefe... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...and muft now feed his flocks alone, without any judge of his fkill in piping ; and how one god afks another god what is become of Lycidas, and how neither god can tell. He who thus grieves will excite no fympathy ; he who thus praifes will confer no honour. This poem has yet a grofler fault. With thefe... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...and muft now feed his flocks alone, without any judge of his fkill in piping; and how one god alks another god what is become of Lycidas, and how neither god can tell. He who thus grieves will excite no fympathy ; he who thus praifes will confer no honour. This poem has yet a groffer fault. With thefe... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1795 - 610 pages
...and muft now feed his flocks alone, without any judge of his /kill in piping ; and how one god afks another god what is become of Lycidas, and how neither god can tell. He who thus grieves will excite no fympathy ; he who thus praifes will confer no honour. This poem has yet a grofler fault. With thefe... | |
 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...and copses, and flowers, appear the heathen deities; Jove and Phoebus, Neptune and Eolus, with a long train of mythological imagery, such as a college easily...tell how a shepherd has lost his companion, and must ndw feed his flocks alone, without any judge of his skill in piping ; and how one god asks another... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...copses, and flovrers, appear the heathen ueitic.-, ; Jove and Phoebus, Neptune and' ^Eolus, with a lony train of mythological imagery^ Such as- a College easily supplies. Nothing can k-ss display knowledge, or less exercise inventions, than to tell how a shepherd has lost his companion,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 pages
...and muft now feed his flocks alone, without any judge of his flcill in piping ; and how one god afks another god what is become of Lycidas, and how neither god can tell. He who thus grieves will excite no fympathy ; he who thus prailes will confer no honour. This poem has yet a groffer fault. With thcfe... | |
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