 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pàgines
...variety of termination, requires the rhymes to be often changed. Those little pieces may be dispatched without much anxiety ; a greater work calls for greater...first praise of genius is due to the writer of an epic poem, as it requires an assemblage of all the powers which are singly sufficient for other compositions.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pàgines
...Those little pieces may be dispatched without much anxiety ; a greater work calls for greater cars. I am now to examine Paradise Lost; a poem, which,...productions of the human mind. By the general consent of criticks, the first praise of genius is due to the writer of an epick poem, as it requires an assemblage... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pàgines
...variety of termination, requires the rhymes to be often changed. Those little pieces may be dispatched without much anxiety ; a greater work calls for greater...productions of the human mind. By the general consent of criticks, the first praise of genius is due to th$ writer of an epick poem, as it requires an assemblage... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 336 pàgines
...variety of termination, requires the rhymes to be often changed. Those little pieces may be dispatched without much anxiety ; a greater work calls for greater...productions of the human mind. By the general consent of critieks, the first praise of genius is due to the writer of an epick poem, as it requires an assemblage... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 514 pàgines
...variety of termination, requires the rhymes to be often changed. Those- little pieces may be dispatched without much anxiety ; a greater work calls for greater...productions of the human mind. By the general consent of crities, the first praise of genius is due to the writer of an epic poem, as it requires an assemblage... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 pàgines
...variety of termination, requires the rhymes to be often changed. Those little pieces may be dispatched without much anxiety; a greater work calls for greater...first praise of genius is due to the writer of an epic poern, as it requires an assemblage of all the powers which arc singly suffici. '.'it for other compositions.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 pàgines
...variety of termination, requires the rhymes to be often changed. Those little pieces may be dispatched without much anxiety; a greater work calls for greater...place, and with respect to performance the second, «mong the productions of the human mind. By the general consent of eriticks the first praise . of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pàgines
...ne.ver succeeded in ours, which, having greater variety of termination, requires the rhymes to be often changed. Those little pieces may be despatched without...productions of the human mind. By the general consent of criticks, the first praise of genius is due to the writer of an epick poem, as it requires an assemblage... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pàgines
...never succeeded in ours, which, having greater variety of termination, requires the rhymes to be often changed. Those little pieces may be despatched without...design, may claim the first place, and with respect to performanc, the second, among the productions of th e human mind. By the general consent of criticks,... | |
 | Charles Caleb Colton - 1812 - 294 pàgines
...is Johnson more consistent in his account of Milton's works. He terms the Paradise Lost a Poem which with respect to design may claim the first place,...the second, among the productions of the human mind. Before the greatness displayed iu Milton's poem, all other greatness shrinks away ; when he canuot... | |
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Lost;" a poem, which, considered with respect to design, may claim the first place, and with respect to performance, the second, among the productions of the human mind. 
