 (Such as disquiet always what is well, And by ill-imitating would excel,) Might hence presume the whole creation's day To change in scenes, and show it in a play." It is another of his hasty productions; for the heat of his imagination raised it in a...  The Works of Samuel Johnson - Pàgina 205per Samuel Johnson - 1825Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | John Milton - 1795 - 316 pàgines
...Jealous 1 was that some less skilful hand as disquiet always what is well, y til imitating would excel) K Might hence presume the whole creation's day To change in scenes, and show it in a play. Pardon me, mighty Poet, nor despise My causeless, yet not impious, surmise. Sut I am now convinc'd,... | |
 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pàgines
...Jealous I was that some less skilful hand (Such as disquiet always what is well, And by ill imitating would excel) Might hence presume the whole creation's day To change in scenes, and show it in a play. Pardon me, mighty Poet, nor despise My causeless, yet not impious, surmise. But I am now convinc'd,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pàgines
...some less skilful hand, (Such as disquiet always what is well, And by ill imitating v/ould eixel,) Might hence presume the whole creation's day, To change in scenes, and show it in a playVol. I. Aa Ir * Downet «ayi, it was performed on a very unlucky day, vU. that en which the duke... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pàgines
...by this event, was a leason why it wa< psiformtd bvt si* tur« and was in general ill itcsivej. H. It is another of his hasty productions ; for the heat...month. This composition is addressed to the princess of Modgna, then duchess of York, in a strain of flattery which disgraces genius, and which it was wonderlul... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 494 pàgines
...to Milton: Or if a work so infinite be spann'd. Jealous I was lest some less skilful hand, (Such ps disquiet always what is well, And by ill-imitating...the whole creation's day, To change in scenes and shuw it in a play. It is another of his hasty productions; for the heat pf his imagination raised it... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 652 pàgines
...writes thus to Milton : Or if a work so infinite be spann'd, Jealous I was lest some less skilful hand, (Such as disquiet always what is well, And by ill-imitating...month. This composition is addressed to the princess of Modena, then «lutrhess of York, in a strain of flattery which disgraces genius, and which it was wonderful... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 452 pàgines
...Jealous I was lest some less skilful hand, Such as disquiet always what is well, And by ill imitating would excel, Might hence presume the whole creation's...month. This composition is addressed to the princess of Modena, then dutchess of York, in a strain of flattery which disgraces genius, and which it was wonderful... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 564 pàgines
...some less skilful hand (Such as disquiet always what is well, And, by ill imitating, would cxcell) Might hence presume the whole creation's day To change in scenes, and show it in a playPardon me, mighty poet, nor despise My causeless, yet not impious, surmise. But I am now convinc'd,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pàgines
...thus to Milton : " Or if a work so infinite be spann'd, .ftaloHS I was lest some less skilful hand (Such as disquiet always what is well, And by ill-imitating...the whole creation's day To change in scenes, and shew it in a play." it is another of his hasty productions ; for the he of his imagination raised it... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 492 pàgines
...disquiet always what is well, And by ill-imitating would excei) Might hence presume the whole crcatiun's day " To change in scenes, and show it in a play." It is one of Dryden's hasty productions ; for the heat of his imagination raised it in a month. Of the dedication,... | |
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