 | Samuel Johnson - 1772 - 388 pàgines
...parts, may be fubducted from the whole, and the reader may be weary, though the critick may commend. Works of imagination excel by their allurement and...away. He only is the matter, who keeps the mind in pleafing captivity ', whofe pages are perufed with eagernefs, and in hope of new pleafure are perufed... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 364 pàgines
...parts;. may be fubducted from the whole, and the reader may be wearyj though the crifick maycommend. Works of imagination. excel by their allurement and...vain, which the reader throws away. He only is the maftor, who keeps the mind in pleafing -captivity ; whofe pages are perufed with eagcrnefs, and in... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 484 pàgines
...parts, may be fubdudted from the whole, and the reader may be weary, though the critick may commend. Works of imagination excel by their allurement and...vain, which the reader throws away. He only is the mafter, who keeps the mind in pleating captivity ; whofe pages are perufed with eagernefs, and in hope... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 484 pàgines
.... -\"* *. • i > ."• 'f , " "and delight'; iyy their power of attracting Jng and detaining ther attention," That book is good in vain, which the reader throws away. He only is the mafter, who keeps the mind in pleating captivity; whofe pages are perafed with eagerriefs, and jh hbpe... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 456 pàgines
...parts, may be fubducted from the whole, and the reader may be weary, though the critick may commend. Works of imagination excel by their allurement and delight ; by their power of attracting ing and detaining the attention. That book is good in vain, which the: reader throws away. He only... | |
 | Lodovico Ariosto - 1785 - 454 pàgines
...who thus defcribes that general effect from which the power of every poet ought to be eftimated. '* Works of imagination excel by their allurement and...away. He only is- the matter who keeps the mind in pleating captivity; whofe pages are perufed with eagernefs, and in hope of new pleafure are perufed... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pàgines
...parts, may be fubducted from the whole, and the reader may be weary, though the critick may coni mend. Works of imagination excel by their allurement and...and detaining the attention. That book is good in vaiii, which the reader throws away. He only is the mafter, who keeps the mind in pleafirig captivity... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 pàgines
...parts, may be fubdu&ed from the whole, and the reader may be weary, though the critick may com fnend. Works of imagination excel by their allurement and...attracting and detaining the attention. That book is good hi vairf, which the reader thf ows away. He only is the mafter, who keeps the mind in pleating captivity... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 344 pàgines
...parts may be fubdufted from the whole, and the reader may be weary, though the critick may commend. Works of imagination excel by their allurement and delight ; by their power of attrafting and detaining the attention. That book is good in vain, which the reader throws away. He... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pàgines
...parts may be fubducted from the whole, and the reader may be weary, though the critick may commend. Works of imagination excel by their allurement and...vain, which the reader throws away. He only is the mafter, who keeps the mind in pleafing captivity - r whofe pages are perufed with eagernefs, and in... | |
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Works of imagination excel by their allurement and delight ; by their power of attracting and detaining the attention. That book is good in vain, which the reader throws away. He only is the master, who keeps the mind in pleasing captivity... 
