 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 364 oldal
...rife from the field which it refrefhes. To judge rightly of an author, we muft tranfport ourfelves to his time,. and examine what were the wants of his contemporaries, and what were his means of fupplying them. That which is eafy at one time was difficult at another. Dryden at leaft imported his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1772 - 388 oldal
...them. That which is eafy at one time was difficult at another. Dryden at leaft imported his fcience, and gave his country what it wanted before ; or rather, he imported only the materials, and manufadtured them by his own fkill. The dialogue on the Drama was one of his firft efiays of criticifm,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 484 oldal
...rife from the field which it refrefhes. To judge rightly of an author, we muft tranfport ourfelves to his time, and examine what were the wants of his contemporaries, and what were his means of fupplying them. That which is eafy at one time was difficult at another. Dryden at leaft imported his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 456 oldal
...them. That which i§ eafy at p.rje time was difficult at another, Dryden at leaft imported his fcience, and gave his country what it wanted before ; or rather,...imported only the materials, and manufactured them by his p,wn fkill. The dialogue on the Drama was one of his firft eflays of criticifm, written when he was... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 oldal
...rife from the field which it refrefhes. { To judge rightly of an author, we muft tranfport ourfelves to his time, and examine what were the wants of his contemporaries, and what were his means of fupplying them. That which is eafy at one time was difficult at another. Dryden at leaft imported his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 oldal
...rife from the field which it refrefhes. To judge .rightly of an author, we muft tranfpojt ourfelves to his time, and examine what were the wants of his contemporaries, arfd what were his means of fupplying them. That which is eafy at one time was difficult at another.... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 344 oldal
...rife from the field which it refrefhes. To judge rightly of an author, we muft tranfport ourfelves to his time, and examine what were the wants of his contemporaries, and what were his means of fupplying them. That which is eafy at one time was difficult at another. Dryden at leaft imported his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 oldal
...rife from the field which it refrefiies. To judge rightly of an author, we muft tranfport ourfelves to his time, and examine what were the wants of his contemporaries, and what were his means of fupplying them. That which is eafy at one time was difficult at another. Dryden at leaft imported his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1794 - 450 oldal
...them. That which is eafy at one time was difficult at another. Dryden at leaft imported his fcience, and gave his country what it wanted before ; or, rather, he imported only the materials, ancj. manufactured them by his own lkill. The The dialogue on the Drama was one of his firft eflays... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 oldal
...them. That which is eafy at one time was difficult at another. Dryden at lead imported his fcience, and gave his country what it wanted before ; or rather,...only the materials, and manufactured them by his own fkill. The dialogue on the Drama was one of his firft elfays of criticifm, written when he was yet... | |
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To judge rightly of an author, we must transport ourselves to his time, and examine what were the wants of his contemporaries, and what were his means of supplying; them. 
