 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 oldal
...and distinguish the beauties of Paradise Lost," he says, " Among the inquiries to which this ardour of criticism has naturally given occasion, none is...genius in the construction of his work ; a view of the fabrick gradually rising, perhaps, from small beginnings, till its foundation rests in the centre,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 oldal
...and distinguish the beauties of Paradise Lost,' he says, ' Among the inquiries to which this ardour of criticism has naturally given occasion, none is...genius in the construction of his work ; a view of the fabrick gradually rising, perhaps, from small beginnings, till its foundation rests in the centre,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 oldal
...and distinguish the beauties of Paradise Lost,' he says, 'Among the inquiries to which this ardour of criticism has naturally given occasion, none is...itself, or more worthy of rational curiosity, than a retrospect1 of the progress of this mighty genius in the construction of his work ; a view of the fabrick... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1802 - 614 oldal
...observations of him, who was once so far imposed upon as to believe Lauder an honest man, and Milton a plagiary ; but who expressed, when " Douglas and...progress of this mighty genius in the construction of tis work; a view of the fabric gradually rising, perhaps, from small beginnings, till its foundation... | |
 | 1802 - 886 oldal
...depreciate, but zealously to praise, the Paradise Lost. ' § Among I he tn<fitirie¡, to 1 which this ardour of criticism has ' naturally given occasion, none is ' more obscure in itself, or more wor' ¡iiy of rational curiosity, than a re' trospect of the progress of this ' mighty genius in the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1806 - 360 oldal
...studies, in some degree, subservient to this general emulation. Among the inquiries1 to which this ardour of criticism has naturally given occasion, none is...itself, or more worthy of rational curiosity, than a retrospection of the progress of this mighty genius, in the construction of his work ; a view of the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 350 oldal
...very preface. " Among the enquiries to which the ar" dour of criticism has naturally given occa" sion, none is more obscure in itself, or more " worthy of rational curiosity, than arerrospec" tion of the progress of this mighty genius in "' in the construction of his work ; a view... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 514 oldal
...and distinguish the beauties of Paradise Lost,'' he says, " Among the inquiries to which this ardour of criticism has naturally given occasion, none is...genius in the construction of his work ; a view of the fabrick gradually rising, perhaps, from small beginnings, till its foundation rests in the centre,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 372 oldal
...truth. Let us advert to his own words in that very preface. " Among the inquiries to which the ardour of criticism has naturally given occasion, none is...itself, or more worthy of rational curiosity, than a retrospection of the progress of this mighty genius in the construction of his work ; a vicw of the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 oldal
...subservient to this general emulation. Among the inquiries to which this ardour of criticismhasnaturally given occasion, none is more obscure in itself, or more worthy of rational curiosity, than a retrospection of the progress of this mighty genius, in the construction of his work ; a view of the... | |
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... gradually rising, perhaps, from small beginnings, till its foundation rests in the centre, and its turrets sparkle in the skies; to trace back the structure through all its varieties, to the... 
