 | Tobias Smollett - 1805 - 582 страници
...entirely devoid of the pride of being considered singular, nor of professional poetic egotism. — ' My descriptions are all from nature. Not one of them...own experience. Not one of them borrowed from books, or in the least degree conjectural. In my numbers, which I have varied as much as I could (for blank... | |
 | Charles Brockden Brown - 1805 - 500 страници
...divinity. To love Christ is the greatest dignity of man, be that affection wrought in him how it may. My descriptions are all from nature. Not one of them...own experience. Not one of them borrowed from books, or in the least degree conjectural. In my numbers, which I have varied as much as I could, for blank... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 462 страници
...concessions I can, that I may please them, but I will not please them at the expence of my conscience. My descriptions are all from nature. Not one of them...own experience. Not one of them borrowed from books, or in the least degree conjectural. In my numbers, which I varied as much as I could ( for blank-verse... | |
 | William Hayley - 1806 - 458 страници
...concessions I can, that I may please them, but I will not please them at the expence of my conscience. My descriptions are all from nature. Not one of them...own experience. Not one of them borrowed from books, or in the least degree conjectural. In my numbers, which I varied as much as I could (for blank-verse... | |
 | William Cowper, William Hayley - 1809 - 460 страници
...concessions I can, that 1 may please them, but I will hot please them at the expence of my conscience. ' My descriptions are all from nature. Not one of them...own experience. Not one of them borrowed from books, or in the least degree conjectural. In my numbers, which I varied as much as I could (for 'blank-verse... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1813 - 338 страници
...which he so virtuously cultivated in himself. Speaking of " The Task" he says in one of his letters: " My descriptions are all from nature : not one of them...own experience: not one of them borrowed from books, or in the least degree conjectural. In my numbers, which I have varied as much as I could, (for blank-verse,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1817 - 328 страници
...concessions I can, that I may please them, but I will not please them at the expense of my conscience. My descriptions are all from nature. Not one of them...second-handed. My delineations of the heart are from ray own experience. Not one of them borrowed from books, or in the least degree conjectural. In my... | |
 | 1819 - 896 страници
...avowat to Unwin : " My descriptions are all from nature ; none of them second-handed. .My delineation« of the heart are from my own experience ; not one of them borrowed from books, or in the least degree conjectural." Life, vol. ii. p. 260.— It has been said, that we are indebted... | |
 | 1826 - 440 страници
...the concessions I can that I may please them, but I will not do this at the expense of my conscience. My. descriptions are all from nature; not one of them second-handed. My del incations of the beart are from my own experience ; not one of them borrowed from books, or in... | |
 | William Cowper - 1832 - 602 страници
...concessions I can, that I may pleast them, but I will not please them at the expense o my conscience. My descriptions are all from nature. Not one of them second-handed. My delineations of the hestt are from my own experience. Not one o them borrowed from books, or in the least degree conjectural.... | |
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My descriptions are all from nature ; not one of them second-handed. My delineations of the heart are from my own experience ; not one of them borrowed from books, or in the least degree conjectural. 
