He seems to have been well acquainted with his own genius, and to know what it was that Nature had bestowed upon him more bountifully than upon others - the power of displaying the vast, illuminating the splendid, enforcing the awful, darkening the gloomy,... The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. - Seite 158von Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| 1796 - 690 Seiten
...a fubjeft on which too much could not be faid, on which he might tire his fancy without the cenfme of extravagance. The appearances of nature, and the occurrences of life, did not fatiate his appetite of greatnefs. To paint things as' they are, requires a minute attention, and employs... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 280 Seiten
...fubjedl on which too much •could not be faid, on which- he might tire his fancy without the cenfure of extravagance. The appearances of nature, and the occurrences of life, did not fatiate his appetite .of greatnefs. To paint things ;as they are, requires a minute attention, and... | |
| Tobias Smollett - 1779 - 510 Seiten
...him more bountifully than upon others; the power of difplaying the vaft, illuminating the fplendid, enforcing the awful, darkening the gloomy, and aggravating the dreadful : he therefore choie a fubjeir. on which too much could not be faid, on which he might tire his fancy without the... | |
| 1780 - 596 Seiten
...him more bountifully than upon others ; the power of difplaying the vaft, illumiHating the fplcndid, enforcing the awful, darkening the gloomy, and aggravating the dreadful : he therefore chofe a fubjedl on which too much coold not be faid, on which he might tire his fancy without the cenfure... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1780 - 590 Seiten
...him more bountifully than upon others ; the power of difplaying the vaft, illuminating the fplcndid, enforcing the awful, darkening the gloomy, and aggravating the dreadful: he therefore chofe a fubjed on which too much could not be faid, on which be might tire bis fancy without the cenfure... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1780 - 726 Seiten
...him more bountifully than upon others ; the power of difplaying the vaft, illuminating the fplendid, enforcing the awful, darkening the gloomy, and aggravating the dreadful : , he therefore chofe a fiibjeft on which too much could not be faid, on which he might tire his fancy without the... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 494 Seiten
...him more bountifully than upon others j the power of difplaying the vaft, illuminating the fplendid, enforcing the awful, darkening the gloomy, and aggravating the dreadful : he therefore chofe a fubject on which too much could not be faid, on which he might tire his fancy Without the cenfure... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 Seiten
...him more bountifully than upon others ; the power of difplaying the vaft, illuminating the fplendid, enforcing the awful, darkening the gloomy, and aggravating the dreadful : he therefore chofe a fubjcct on which too much could not be faid, on which he might tire his fancy without the cenfure... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 Seiten
...him more bountifully than upon others ; the power of difplaying the vaft, illuminating the fplendid, enforcing the awful, darkening the gloomy, and aggravating the dreadful : he therefore t;hpfe a fubject on which too much could not be faid^ on which he might tire his fancy without the... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 Seiten
...him more bountifully than upon, others ; the power of difplaying the vaft, illuminating the fplendid, enforcing the awful, darkening the gloomy, and aggravating the dreadful; he therefore * A\garQtt\termt\tgigaattfcafu&limi/aMiittniana> DJ chofe a fubject on which too much could not be... | |
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