 He has in these little pieces neither elevation of fancy, selection of language, nor skill in versification : yet, if I were required to select from the whole mass of English poetry the most poetical paragraph, I know not what I could prefer to an exclamation...  The Works of Samuel Johnson - Page 197by Samuel Johnson - 1810Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 474 pages
...required to felect from the whole mafs of Englifti poetry the moft poetical paragraph, I know not what I could prefer to an exclamation in The Mourning Bride: ALMERIA, It was a fancy'd noife j for all is hufh'di LEONORA. It bore the accent of a human voice* . ALMERIA. It was thy fear,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 278 pages
...required to feledt from the whole mafs of Englifh poetry the moft poetical paragraph, I know not what I could prefer to an exclamation in The Mourning Bride : ALMERIA. It was a fancy'd noife ; for all is hufh'c?.' LEONORA. It bore the -accent of a human voice. ALMERIA. It was thy fear,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 474 pages
...required to fele<2; froro the whole mafs of Englifh poetry the. moft poetical paragraph, I know not what I could prefer to an exclamation in 'The Mourning. Bride: • ALMERIA. . It was a fancy'd noife} for all is hufli'd.' . y •.• • . . '• ..-,... C. . . < LEONORA. It bore the. accentof... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1783 - 472 pages
...yet, if I were required to felect from the whole mals of Englim poetry the moft poetical paragraph^ 1 know not what 1 could prefer to an exclamation in The Mourning Bride ;. ALMERIA. Jt was a fancy 'd noife -, for all is hufli'd. LEONORA. It bore the accent of a human voice. ALMERIA.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 pages
...in verfification : yet if I were required to felect from the whole mafs of Englifh poetry the moft poetical paragraph, I know not what 1 could prefer...exclamation in The Mourning Bride: ALMERIA. It was a fancy'd noife; for all is hulh'd. LEONORA. It bore the accent of a human voice. ALMERIA. It was thy fear, or... | |
 | Biography - 1798 - 604 pages
...in verification : yet if I were required to fele£k from the whole mafs of Engliih poetry the moll poetical paragraph, I know not what 1 could prefer to an exclamation in * The Mourning Bride :' ALM. It was a fancy 'd noife ; for all is huftul. LEO к. It bore the accent of a human voice. ALM.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...compositions should on any other occasion discoyei1 nothing but impotence and poverty. He has in these little pieces neither elevation of fancy, selection of language,...versification : yet, if I were required to select from the whqle mass of English poetry the most poetical paragraph, I know net what I could prefer to an exclamation... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 536 pages
...required to felect from the whole mafs of Englifh poetry the moft poetical paragraph, I know not what I could prefer to an exclamation in The Mourning Bride : ALMERIA. It was a fancy'd noife ; for all is hufh'd. LEONORA. It bore the accent of a human voice. ALMERIA. It was thy fear,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 424 pages
...required to felect from the whole mafs of Englifh poetry the moft poetical paragraph, I know not what I could prefer to an exclamation in The Mourning Bride : ALMERIA. It was a fancy'd noife ; for all is hufh'd. LEONORA. It bore the accent of a human voice. ALMERIA. It was thy fear,... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...compositions should on any other occasion discover nothing but impotence and poverty. He has in these little pieces neither elevation of fancy, selection of language, nor skill in versification : yet, if I were re-, cuired :o se'.ecr from the whole mass of English poetry the most poetical •paragraph, I know... | |
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