 | James Boswell - 1904 - 726 oldal
...seems not much acquainted. He is, therefore, with all his variety of excellence, not often pathetick ; and had so little sensibility of the power of effusions...ever drew a tear. Various Readings in the Life of DEYDEN. 'The reason of this general perusal, Addison has attempted to [find in] derive from the delight... | |
 | James Boswell - 1907 - 634 oldal
...seems not much acquainted. He is, therefore, with all his variety of excellence, not often pathetic ; J and had so little sensibility of the power of effusions purely natural, that he did not esteem them in others."—It may indeed be observed, that in all the numerous * One of the most natural instances... | |
 | James Boswell - 1910 - 548 oldal
...seems not much acquainted. He is, therefore, with all his variety of excellence, not often pathetick ; 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, Addison has attempted to [find in] derive from the delight... | |
 | Raymond Macdonald Alden - 1911 - 744 oldal
...ambition, or exasperated revenge. 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. Simplicity gave him no pleasure; and for the first part of his life he looked on Otway with contempt,... | |
 | Raymond Macdonald Alden - 1911 - 754 oldal
...ambition, or exasperated revenge. 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. Simplicity gave him no pleasure; and for the first part of his life he looked on Otway with contempt,... | |
 | Raymond Macdonald Alden - 1911 - 744 oldal
...ambition, or exasperated revenge. 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 mothers. Simplicity gave him no pleasure; and for the first part of his life he looked on Otway with... | |
 | Percy Fitzgerald - 1912 - 316 oldal
...pleasure expatiate on the life of Dryden," he says : but en passant calls attention to one fact : " It may indeed be observed that in all the numerous writings of Johnson, even in his tragedy, in which the subject is the distress of an unfortunate Princess, there is not... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1913 - 220 oldal
...or exasperated 20 revenge. 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. Simplicity gave him no pleasure ; and for the first part of his life he looked on Otway with contempt,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1922 - 538 oldal
...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...his tragedy, of which the subject is the distress of ar unfortunate princess, there is not a single passage that ever drew a tear. Various Readings in the... | |
 | Edmund David Jones - 1922 - 522 oldal
...ambition, or exasperated revenge. 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. Simplicity gave him no pleasure ; and for the first part of his life he looked on Otway with contempt,... | |
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... felt; and produced sentiments not such as Nature enforces, but meditation supplies. With the simple and elemental passions as they spring separate in the mind, he seems not much acquainted. He is, therefore, with all his variety of excellence, not... 
