 What his mind could supply at call, or gather in one excursion, was all that he sought, and all that he gave. The dilatory caution of Pope enabled him to condense his sentiments, to multiply his images, and to accumulate all that study might produce,...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 252by Samuel Johnson - 1840Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...performances were always hasty, either excited by some external occasion, or extorted by domestick necessity; he composed without consideration, and...of Pope enabled him to condense his sentiments, to roulti ply his images, and to accumulate all that study might produce, or chance juight supply. If... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...composed without consideration, and published without correction. What his mind could supply at cfall, or gather in one excursion, was all that he sought,...sentiments, to multiply his images, and to accumulate all that study might produce, or chance might supply. If the flights of Dryden therefore are higher,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 564 pages
...brighter paragraphs, he has not better poems. Dryden's performances were always hasty, either excited by some external occasion, or extorted by domestic...sentiments, to multiply his images, and to accumulate all that study might produce, or chance might supply. If the flights of Dryden, therefore, are higher,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 464 pages
...brighter paragraphs, he has not better poems. Dryden's performances were always hasty, either excited by some external occasion, or extorted by domestic...sentiments, to multiply his images, and to accumulate all that study might produce, or chanco might supply. If the flights of Dryden therefore are higher,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 404 pages
...performances were always hasty, either excited by some external occasion, or extorted by domestick necessity ; he composed without consideration, and...condense his sentiments, to multiply his images, and to accuaccumulate all that study might produce, or ohance might supply. If the flights of Dryden therefore... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 538 pages
...hasty, either excited bv some external occasion, or extorted by domestic necessity; he composed withobt consideration, and published without correction. What...dilatory caution of Pope enabled him to condense his sentiment*, to multiply hi« images, and to accumulate all that study might produce, or chance might... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 548 pages
...brighter paragraphs, be Las not better poems. Pryden's performances were always hasty, either excited by some external occasion, or extorted by domestic...call, or gather in one excursion, was all that he sovight, and all that he gave. The dilatory caution of Pope enabled him to condense his sentiments,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 366 pages
...brighter paragraphs, he has not better poems. Dryden's performances were always hasty, either excited by some external occasion, or extorted by domestic...sentiments, to multiply his images, and to accumulate all that study might produce, or chance might supply. If the flights of Dryden therefore are higher,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 pages
...performances were always hasty, e1ther excited by some external occasion, or extorted by domestick necessity ; he composed without consideration, and...sentiments, to multiply his images, and to accumulate all that study might produce, or chance might supply. If the flights of Dryden therefore are higher,... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1814 - 424 pages
...brighter paragraphs, be has not better poems. Dryden's performances were always hasty ; either excited by some external occasion, or extorted by domestic...that h,e sought, and .all that he gave. The dilatory cau•HKfi. lion of Pope enabled him to condense his sentirpents, to inukiply his images, and to accumulate... | |
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