| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 474 Seiten
...equally tragical. There is fomething in the poetical Arcadia fo remote from known reality and fpeculative poffibility, that we can never fupport its reprefentation...acts? Such fcenes pleafe Barbarians in the dawn of literature, and children in the dawn of life; but will be for the moft part thrown away, as grow wife,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 248 Seiten
...poetical Arcadia fo remote from known reality and fpeculative poffibility, that we can never fupport port its reprefentation through a long work. A Paftoral...acts ? Such fcenes pleafe Barbarians in the dawn of literature, and children in the dawn of life; but will be for the moft part thrown away, as men grow... | |
| SAMUEL JOHNSON - 1781 - 254 Seiten
...that we can never fupport port its reprefentation through a k>ng work. A Paftoral of an hundred Hnes may be endured ; but who will hear of fheep and goats,...and myrtle bowers and purling rivulets, through five a&s? Such fcenes pleafe Barbarians in the dawn of literature, and children in the dawn of life; but... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 332 Seiten
...tragical. There is fomething in th« poetical poetical Arcadia fo remote from known reality and fpeculative poffibility, that we can never fupport its reprefentation...and myrtle bowers and purling rivulets, through five afts ? Such fcenes pleafe Barbarians in the dawn of literature, and children in the dawn of life ;... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 Seiten
...equally tragical. There is fomething in the poetical Arcadia fo remote from known reality and fpeculative poffibility, that we can never fupport its reprefentation...and myrtle bowers and purling rivulets, through five adrs ? Such fcenes pleafe Barbarians in the dawn ot literature, and children in the dawn or life; but... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 Seiten
...speculative possibility, that we can never support its representation through a long work. A Pastoral of an hundred lines may be endured ; but who will hear of sheep and goats, and myrtle bowers, and purling rivulets, through five acts ? Such scenes please barbarians... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 424 Seiten
...fupport its reprefentation through a long work. A Paftpral of an hundred lines may be endured ; but who who will hear of fheep and goats, and myrtle bowers...acts ? Such fcenes pleafe Barbarians in the dawn of literature, and chil-r dren in the dawn of life ; but will be for the moft part thrown away, as men... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 536 Seiten
...equally tragical. There is fomething in the poetical Arcadia fo remote from known reality and fpeculative poffibility, that we can never fupport its reprefentation...Paftoral of an hundred lines may be endured ; but 5 who who will hear of fheep and goats, and myrtle bowers and purling rivulets, through five ails ?... | |
| Great Britain - 1804 - 716 Seiten
...speculative possibility, that we can nerer support its- representation through a long work. A Pastoral of an hundred lines may be endured; but who will hear of sheep and goats, and myrtle bowers, and purling rivulets, through five acts ? Such scenes please barbarians... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1806 - 428 Seiten
...equally tragical. There is fomething in the poetical Arcadia fo remote from known reality and fpeculative poffibility, that we can never fupport its reprefentation...Paftoral of an hundred lines may be endured ; but who who will hear of fheep and goats, and myrtle bowers and purling rivulets, through five acls ? Such... | |
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