 | William Cowper - 1806 - 394 Seiten
...phlegmatic, as they are correct; but Pope was, in this respect, exempted from the common lot of authors of that class. With the unwearied application of a...masters. Never, I believe, were such talents, and such drugery united. But I admire Dryden most, who has succeeded by mere dint of genius, and jn spite of... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1826 - 906 Seiten
...exactness, all the genius of one of the first masters. " Never," he adds, " were such talents .mil such drudgery united. But I admire Dryden most, who has succeeded by mere dint of genius." The names of the Poets Gower, Spenser, and Cowper form bright jewels in the coronets of the respective... | |
 | William Cowper - 1832 - 602 Seiten
...authors of that clast With the unwearied application of a plodding Flemish painter, who draws a shrimp with the most minute exactness, he had all the genius of one of the first masters. Never 1 believe were such talents and such drudgery united. But I admire Drydcn most, who has succeeded by... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 726 Seiten
...authors of that class. With the unwearied application of a plodding Flemish painter, who draws a shrimp with the most minute exactness, he had all the genius...believe, were such talents and such drudgery united. But 1 admire Dryden most, who has succeeded by mere dint of genius, and in spite of a laziness and carelessness... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 390 Seiten
...authors of that class. With the unwearied application of a plodding Flemish painter, who draws a shrimp with the most minute exactness, he had all the genius...almost peculiar to himself. His faults are numberless, but so are his beauties. His faults are those of a great man, and his beauties are such, (at least... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 400 Seiten
...authors of that class. With the unwearied application of a plodding Flemish painter, who draws a shrimp with the most minute exactness, he had all the genius...almost peculiar to himself. His faults are numberless, but so are his beauties. His faults are those of a great man, and his beauties are such, (at least... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 406 Seiten
...authors of that class. With the unwearied application of a plodding Flemish painter, who draws a shrimp with the most minute exactness, he had all the genius...laziness and carelessness almost peculiar to himself. 88 See Vol. ip i!62. His faults are numberless, and so are his beauties. His faults are those of a... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1843 - 388 Seiten
...authors of that class. With the unwearied application of a plodding Flemish painter, who draws a shrimp with the most minute exactness, he had all the genius...of one of the first masters. Never, I believe, were sach talents and such drudgery united. But I admire Dryden most, who has succeeded by mere dint of... | |
 | William Cowper - 1851 - 790 Seiten
...shrimp with the most minute exactness, he bad all the genius of one of the first masters. Never, \ believe, were such talents and such drudgery united....carelessness almost peculiar to himself. His faults are nu'nbecless, and so are his beauties. His fanltu are those of a great man, and his beauties are such... | |
 | William Cowper - 1851 - 624 Seiten
...authors of that clau. With the unwearied application of a plodding Flemish painter, who draws a shrimp j ogine, the last proof sheet of my volume, which the first masters. Never I believe were such tafeute... | |
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With the unwearied application of a plodding Flemish painter, who draws a shrimp with the most minute exactness, he had all the genius of one of the first masters. Never, I believe, were such talents and such drudgery united. 
