 | Samuel Johnson - 1826 - 430 страници
...allusions ; their learning instructs, and their subtlety surprises ; but the reader commonly thinks his improvement dearly bought, and, though he sometimes...enables us to conceive and to excite the pains and the pleasure of other minds: they never inquired what, on any occasion, they should have said or done ;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 522 страници
...thinks his improvement dearly bought, and, though he sometimes admires, is seldom pleased. From tiiis account of their compositions, it will be readily...regard to that uniformity of sentiment which enables ns to conceive and to excite the pains and the pleasure of other minds ; they never inquired what,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 346 страници
...allusions ; their learning instructs, and their subtlety surprises ; but the reader commonly thinks his improvement dearly bought, and, though he sometimes...enables us to conceive and to excite the pains and the pleasure of other minds; they never inquired what, on any occasion, they should have said or done,... | |
 | William Russell - 1856 - 240 страници
...allusions ; their learning instructs, and their subtlety surprises; but the reader commonly thinks his improvement dearly bought, and, though he sometimes...enables us to conceive and to excite the pains and the pleasure of other minds : they never inquired what, on any occasion, they should have said or done... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1858 - 418 страници
...that he missed them, ^wonders more frequently by what peryerseness of industry they were ever found. from this account of their compositions it will be...to\ that uniformity of sentiment which enables us to conceiveand/ to excite_thejjaihs and4he .pleasure of other mind^^EEey never inquired what;, on any... | |
 | Casket - 1873 - 912 страници
...allusions; their learning instructs, and their subtlety surprises; but the reader commonly thinks his ary way ; But never, never can forget The luve o'...blawn on Beltane e'en, May weel be black gin Yule ; anil to excite the pains and the pleasure of other minds: they never inquired what, on any occasion,... | |
 | 1876 - 606 страници
...Afterwards rose the school of poets, whom Johnson calls metaphysical, and whom he thus describes : — 'As they were wholly employed on something unexpected...uniformity of sentiment, which enables us to conceive and excite the pains and pleasures of other minds ; they never inquired what, on any occasion, they should... | |
 | 1876 - 576 страници
...Afterwards rose the school of poets, whom Johnson calls metaphysical, and whom he thus describes : — 'As they were wholly employed on something unexpected...uniformity of sentiment, which enables us to conceive and excite the pains and pleasures of other minds ; they never inquired what, on any occasion, they should... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1877 - 464 страници
...allusions; their learning instructs, and their subtility surprises; but the reader commonly thinks his improvement dearly bought, and, though he sometimes...enables us to conceive and to excite the pains and the pleasure of other minds : they never inquired what, on any occasion, they should have said or done;... | |
 | 1878 - 446 страници
...allusions; their learning instructs, and their subtilty surprises, but the reader commonly thinks his improvement dearly bought, and, though he sometimes...moving the affections. As they were wholly employed in something unexpected and surprising, they had no regard to that uniformity of sentiment which enables... | |
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From this account of their compositions it will be readily inferred that they were not successful in representing or moving the affections. As they were wholly employed on something unexpected and surprising, they had no regard to that uniformity of sentiment... 
