| Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pągines
...exasperated revenge. He is therefore, with all his variety of excellence, not often pathetick ; and hid' so little sensibility of the power of effusions purely natural, that he did riot^estcem^them in others. Simplicity gave him no pleasure j and for t lie first part of his life... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 322 pągines
...therefore, with all his variety of excellence, not often pathetic, and had so little sensi' hility of the power of effusions purely natural that he did not esteem them in others. Simplicity fave him no pleasure; and for the first part of his lite e looked on Otwny with contempt,... | |
| James Boswell - 1807 - 532 pągines
...seems not much acquainted. He is, therefore, with all his variety of excellence, not often pathetick;9 and had so little sensibility of the power of effusions...ever drew a tear. * Various readings in the Life of DRYDENT. " The reason of this general perusal, Addison has attempted to [find in] derive from the delight... | |
| James Boswell - 1807 - 562 pągines
...not much acquainted. He is, therefore, with all his variety of excellence, not often pathetick ; 9 and had so little sensibility of the power of effusions purely natural, that he did not esteem i?8i. them in others."—Tt may indeed be observed, that in ^^ all the numerous writings of Johnson,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 pągines
...or exasperated revenge. He is therefore, with all his variety of excellence) not often pathetick ; and had so little sensibility of the power of effusions...purely natural, that he did not esteem them in others. Simplicity gave him no pleasure; and for the first part of his life he looked on Otway with contempt,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pągines
...or exas.perated revenge. He is therefore, with all his variety of excellence, Hot often pathetick ; and had so little sensibility of the power of effusions...purely natural, that he did not esteem them in others : simplicity gave him no pleasure ; and for the first part of his life he looked on Otway with contempt,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pągines
...or exasperated revenge. He is therefore, with all his variety of excellence, not often pathetick ; and had so little sensibility of the power of effusions...purely natural, that he did not esteem them in others : simplicity gave him no pleasure ; and for the first part of his life he iooked on Otway with contempt,... | |
| Robert Anderson - 1815 - 660 pągines
...seems not much acquainted ; he is, therefore, with all his variety of excellence, not often pathetic, and had so little sensibility of the power of effusions...purely natural, that he did not esteem them in others." On the excellencies of Addison, his predecessor essayist, he lavishes the honours of literary applause,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 486 pągines
...or exasperated revenge. He is therefore, with all his variety of excellence, not often pathetick ; and had so little sensibility of the power of effusions...purely natural, that he did not esteem them in others. Simplicity gave him no pleasure ; and for the first part of his life he looked on Otway with contempt,... | |
| James Boswell - 1817 - 536 pągines
...seems not much acquainted. He is, therefore, with all his variety of excellence, not often pathetic; and had so little sensibility of the power of effusions...ever drew a tear. Various Readings in the Life of Dryden. " The reason of this general perusal, Addisonhas attempted to [Rod in] derive/rom the delight... | |
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