 As a writer, he is entitled to one praise of the highest kind: his mode of thinking, and of expressing his thoughts, is original. His blank verse is no more the blank verse of Milton, or of any other poet, than the rhymes of Prior are the rhymes of Cowley.  The Works of the English Poets: Prefaces - Halaman 27oleh Samuel Johnson - 1781Tampilan utuh - Tentang buku ini
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 halaman
...entitled to one praife of the higheft kind ; his mode of thinking, and of exprefling his thoughts, is original. His blank verfe is no more the blank...the rhymes of Cowley. His numbers, his paufes, his diction, are of his own growth, -without tranfcription, without imitation. He thinks in a peculiar... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1781 - 506 halaman
...entitled to ' one praife of the higheft kind ; his mode of thinking, and of expreffing his thoughts, is original. His blank verfe is no more the blank...the rhymes of Cowley. His numbers, his paufes, his diction, are of his own growth, ivithout tranfcrip. tion, without imitation. He thinks in a peculiar... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 244 halaman
...his mode of thinking; and of exprefling his thoughts, is original. His blank verfe is no rriore fhe blank verfe of Milton, or of ' any other poet, than the rhymes of Prior are ther rhymes' of Cowley. His 'numbers, his paufcs, his diciion, are of his own growth, without tranfcription,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 halaman
...entitled to one praife of the higheft kind ; his mode of thinking, and of expreffing his thoughts, is original. His blank verfe is no more the blank verfe of Mil-, ton, or of any other poet, than the rhymes of Prior are the rhymes of Cowley. His numbers, his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 506 halaman
...entitled to one praife of the higheft kind : his mode of thinking, and of expreffing his thoughts, is original. His blank verfe is no more the blank...rhymes of Prior are the rhymes of Cowley. His numbers, 'his'paufes, his didtion, are of his own growth, without tranfcription, without imitation. He thinks... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 504 halaman
...entitled to one praife of the higheft kind : his mode of thinking, and of expreffing his thoughts, is original. His blank verfe is no more the blank...Milton, or of any other poet, than the rhymes of Prior arc the rhymes of Cowley. His rrambers, his paufe, h« diction; ate of jhi§ own growth, without tranfcription,... | |
 | 1784 - 778 halaman
...of thinking, and of exprefling His thoughts, is original. His blank verfe is no more the blank vcrfc of Milton, or of any other poet, than the rhymes of Prior, are the rhymes of Cowjey. Hi$ numbers, his pavfes, bis didYion, are of his own growth, without tranfcription, without... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 halaman
...entitled to one praife of the higheft kind : his mode of thinking, and of expreffing his thoughts, is original. His blank verfe is no more the blank...than the rhymes of Prior are the rhymes of Cowley. Hia numbers, his paufes, his diction, are of his own growth, without tranfcription, without imitation*... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 halaman
...kind; his mode of thinking, and of expreffing his thoughts, is original. His blank verfe is no mqre the blank verfe of Milton, or of any other poet, than...the rhymes of Cowley. His numbers, his paufes, his diction, are of his own growth, without tranfcription, without imitation. He thinks in a peculiar train,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 676 halaman
...of thinking, and of exprefiing his thoughts, is original. His blank verfc js no more the blank verfc of Milton, or of any other poet, than the rhymes of Prior are the rhymes of Cowjey. His numbers, his paufl-s, his didtion, arc pf his owij growth, without tranfcription, without... | |
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