| Samuel Johnson - 1820 - 430 страници
...raises merriment or wonder by the violation of truth. His figures neither divert by distortion, nor amaze by aggravation. He copies life with so much fidelity, that he can be hardly said to invent ; yet his exhibitions have an air so much original, that it is difficult to... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 416 страници
...raises merriment or wonder by the violation of truth. His figures neither divert by distortion, nor amaze by aggravation. He copies life with so much fidelity, that he can be hardly said to invent ; yet his exhibitions have an air so much original, that it is difficult to... | |
| British poets - 1822 - 304 страници
...raises merriment or wonder by the violation of truth. His figures neither divert by distortion, nor amaze by aggravation. He copies life with so much fidelity, that he can be hardly said to invent; yet his exhihitions have an air so much original, that it is difficult to... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 452 страници
...Warton's opinion, beyond Bryden. C. lation of truth. His figures neither divert by distortion, nor amaze by aggravation. He copies life with so much fidelity, that he can be hardly said to invent ; yet his exhibitions have an air so much original, that it is difficult to... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 446 страници
...Warton's opinion, beyond Bryden. C. lation of truth. His figures neither divert by distortion, nor amaze by aggravation. He copies life with so much fidelity, that he can be hardly said to invent ; yet his exhibitions have an air so much original, that it is difficult to... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 674 страници
...nor raises merriment or wonder by the violation of truth. His figures never divert by distortion, nor amaze by aggravation. He copies life with so much fidelity, that he can be hardly said to invent; yet his exhibitions have an air so much original, that JA is difficult to... | |
| George Walker - 1825 - 668 страници
...raises merriment or wonder by the violation of truth. His figures neither divert by distortion nor amaze by aggravation. He copies life with so much fidelity that he can be hardly said to invent ; yet his exhibitions have an air so much original, that it is difficult to... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1826 - 430 страници
...raises merriment or wonder by the violation of truth. His figures neither divert by distortion nor amaze by aggravation. He copies life with so much fidelity that he can be hardly said to invent ; yet his exhibitions have an air so much original, that it is difficult to... | |
| William Scott - 1829 - 420 страници
...raise? merriment or wonder by the violation of truth. His figures neither divert by distortion, nor amaze by aggravation. He copies life with so much fidelity, that he can hardly be said Jto invent; yet his exhibitions have an air so much original, that it is difficult to suppose them... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1834 - 722 страници
...by distortion nor amaze by aggravation. He copies life with so much fidelity, that he can he hardly said to invent; yet his exhibitions have an air so...that it is difficult to suppose them not merely the products of imagination. As a teacher of wisdom he may be confidently followed. His religion has nothing... | |
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