 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 halaman
...left not only reafon but fancy behind them; and produced combinations of confufed magnificence, that not only could not be credited, but could not be imagined....frequently threw away their wit upon falfe conceits, they likewife fometimes ftruck out unexpected truth ; if their conceits were far-fetched, they were often... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 halaman
...left not only reafon but fancy behind them ; and produced combinations of confufed magnificence, that not only could not be credited, but could not be imagined....frequently threw away their wit upon falfe conceits, they likewife fometimes ftruck out unexpected truth: if their conceits were far fetched, they were often... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 halaman
...not only reafon but • fency behind them ; and produced combinations of confnfed magnificence, that not only could not be credited, but could not be imagined....Yet great labour, directed by great abilities, is Sever wholly loft; if they frequently threw away their wit upon falle conceits, they likewife fometimes... | |
 | 1802 - 684 halaman
...left not only reaforr and fancy behind them, and produced combinations of confufed magnificence, that not only could not be credited, but could not be imagined. Yet great labour, direfled by great abilities, is never whol/y loft: if they frequently threw away their wit upon ralfe... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 halaman
...produced combinations of confused magnificence, that not only could not be credited, but could net be imagined. Yet great labour, directed by great abilities, is never wholly lost : if they frequently threw away their wit upon false conceits, they likewise sometimes struck... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 482 halaman
...not not only reafon but fancy behind them ; and produced combinations of confnfed magnificence, that not only could not be credited, but could not be imagined....frequently threw away their wit upon falfe conceits, theylikewife fometimes frruck out unexpected truth : if their conceits were far-fetched, they were... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1806 - 294 halaman
...left not only reason but fancy behind them ; and produced combinations of confused magnificence, that not only could not be credited, but could not be imagined....labour, directed by great abilities, is never wholly lost : if they frequently threw away their wit upon false conceits, they likewise sometimes struck... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 336 halaman
...left not only reason but fancy behind them ; and produced combinations of confused magnificence, that not only could not be credited, but could not be imagined....labour, directed by great abilities, is never w.holly lost; if they frequently threw away their wit upon false conceits, they likewise sometimes struck out... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 296 halaman
...left not only reason but fancy behind them ; and produced combinations of confused magnificence, that not only could not be credited, but could not be imagined....labour, directed by great abilities, is never wholly lost : if they frequently threw away their wit upon false conceits, they likewise sometimes struck... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 halaman
...left not only reason but fancy behind them ; and produced combinations of donfused magnificence, that not only could not be credited, but could not be imagined....labour, directed by great abilities, is never wholly lost ; if they frequently threw away their wit upon false conceits, they likewise sometimes struck... | |
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What they wanted however of the sublime, they endeavoured to supply by hyperbole; their amplification had no limits; they left not only reason but fancy behind them; and produced combinations of confused magnificence, that not only could not be credited,... 
