| Abraham Cowley - 1806 - 294 Seiten
...produced combinations of confused magnificence, that not only could not be credited, but could not be imagined. Yet great labour, directed by great abilities,...unexpected truth : if their conceits were far-fetched, they were often worth the carriage. To write on their plan, it was at least necessary to read and think.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 336 Seiten
...produced combinations of confused magnificence, that not only could not be credited, but could not be imagined. Yet great labour, directed by great abilities,...unexpected truth : if their conceits were far-fetched, they were often worth the carriage. To write on their plan it was at least necessary to read and think.... | |
| Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 296 Seiten
...produced combinations of confused magnificence, that not only could not be credited, but could not be imagined. Yet great labour, directed by great abilities,...unexpected truth : if their conceits were far-fetched, they were often worth the carriage. To write on their plan, it was at least necessary to read and think.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 Seiten
...produced combinations of donfused magnificence, that not only could not be credited, but could not be imagined. Yet great labour, directed by great abilities,...likewise sometimes struck out unexpected truth: if their conceitswere far-fetched, they were often worth the carriage. To write on their plan it was at least... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 486 Seiten
...produced combinations of confused magnificence, that not only could not be credited, but could not be imagined. Yet great labour, directed by great abilities,...unexpected truth : if their conceits were far-fetched, they were often worth the carriage. To write on their plan it was at least necessary to read and think.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 410 Seiten
...produced combinations of confused magnificence, that not only could not be credited, but could not be imagined. Yet great labour, directed by great abilities,...unexpected truth: if their conceits were far-fetched, they were often worth the carriage. To write on their plan it was at least necessary to read and think.... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 466 Seiten
...produced combinations of confused magnificence, that not only could not be credited, but could not be imagined. Yet great labour, directed by great abilities,...unexpected truth : if their conceits were far-fetched, they were often worth the carriage. To write on their plan, it was at least necessary to read and think.... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 476 Seiten
...combinations of ' confused magnificence, that not only could not be fs~>.' credited, but could not be imagined. Yet great labour, directed by great abilities,...unexpected truth : if their conceits were far-fetched, they were often worth the carriage. To write on their plan, it was at least necessary to read and think.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1821 - 502 Seiten
...produced combinations of confused magnificence, that not only could not be credited, but could not be imagined. Yet great labour, directed by great abilities,...away their wit upon false conceits, they likewise some, times struck out unexpected truth : if their conceits were far-fetched, they were often worth... | |
| British poets - 1822 - 306 Seiten
...produced combinations of confused magnificence, that not only could not be credited, but could not be imagined. Yet great labour, directed by great abilities,...unexpected truth; if their conceits were far-fetched, they were often worth the carriage. To write on their plan it was at least necessary to read and think.... | |
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