Cato it has been not unjustly determined, that it is rather a poem in dialogue than a drama, rather a succession of just sentiments in elegant language, than a representation of natural affections, or of any state probable or possible in human life. Nothing... The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 120by Samuel Johnson - 1820Full view - About this book
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 620 pages
...Cato it has been not unjustly determined, that it is rather a poem in dialogue than a drama, rather д succession of just sentiments in. elegant language,...or assuages emotion:" here is " no magical power of raisin-i phantastic terrour or wild anxiety." Tlie events arc expected without solicitude, and are... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 664 pages
...think right; and of Cato it has been not unjustly determined, that it is rather a poem in dialogue than a drama, rather a succession of just sentiments in...in human life. Nothing here " excites or assuages 88 But, acconling to Dr. Warton, " oujht not to have intended." C. 'motion: 1 ' here 5s " no magical... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 598 pages
...think right; and of Cato it has been not unjustly determined, that it is rather a poem in dialogue than a drama, rather a succession of just sentiments in...in human life. Nothing here " excites or assuages M But, according t* Dr. Wartun, " ought not to have intended." C. emotion:" here is " no magical power... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 422 pages
...drama, rather a succession * But, according to Dr. Warton, " ought not to have intended." £. Pf •f just sentiments in elegant language, than a representation...state probable or possible in human life. Nothing here " ex'' cites or assuages emotion :" here is " no magical a power of raising phantastick terror or wild... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 664 pages
...think right; and of Cato it has been not unjustly determined, that it is rather a poem in dialogue than a drama, rather a succession of just sentiments in...elegant language, than a representation of natural aflections, or of any state probable or possible in human life. Nothing here " excites or assuag«... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 380 pages
...right ; and of Cato it has been not unjustly determined, that it is rather a poem in dialogue than a drama, rather a succession of just sentiments in...assuages emotion :" here is " no magical power of raising phantastic terror or wild anxiety." The events are expected without solicitude, and are remembered... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 378 pages
...right ; and of Cato it has been not unjustly determined, that it is rather a poem in dialogue than a drama, rather a succession of just sentiments in...assuages emotion :" here is " no magical power of raising phantastic terror or wild anxiety." The events are expected without solicitude, and are remembered... | |
| David Erskine Baker - English drama - 1812 - 444 pages
...right ; and of Cato it has been not unjustly determined, that it is rather a poem in dialogue than a drama; rather a succession of just sentiments in...assuages emotion ; here is no magical power of raising fantastic terror and wild anxiety. The events are expected without solicitude, and are remembered without... | |
| David Erskine Baker - Dramatists, English - 1812 - 418 pages
...not unjustly determined, that it is rather a poem in dialogue tkan a CAT drama; rather a successiort of just sentiments in elegant language, than a representation...assuages emotion; here is no magical power of raising fantastic terror and wild anxiety. The events are expected without solicitude, and are remembered without... | |
| David Erskine Baker - English drama - 1812 - 422 pages
...determined, that it is rather a poem in dialogue than » t AT L ; rather a succession of just •entiments in elegant language, than a representation of natural...assuages emotion ; here is no magical power of raising fantastic terror .and wild anxiety. The events are expected without solicitude, and are remembered... | |
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