 | John Henry Fowler - 1904 - 516 Seiten
...received with enthusiasm ; and even Dr. Johnson for once refrains from qualifying his praise of Gray: ' ' In the character of his Elegy I rejoice to concur with the common reader ; for by the common sense of readers, uncorrupted with literary prejudices, after all the refinements of subtilty and the... | |
 | Stephen Lucius Gwynn - 1904 - 458 Seiten
...rendered in stanzas that he — who disliked Gray — has praised once and for all in a famous passage : In the character of his Elegy I rejoice to concur with the common reader ; for by the common-sense of readers, uncorrupted with literary prejudices, after all the refinements of subtlety... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1905 - 582 Seiten
...directed. His translations of Northern and Welsh Poetry deserve praise : 50 the imagery is preserved, perhaps often improved ; but the language is unlike...character of his Elegy I rejoice to concur with the 51 common reader ; for by the common sense of readers uncorrupted with literary prejudices, after all... | |
 | Walter Cochrane Bronson - 1908 - 562 Seiten
...and nature His translations of Northern and Welsh poetry deserve praise; the imagery is preserved, perhaps often improved, but the language is unlike the language of other poets The 'Church-Yard' abounds with images which find a mirror in every mind, and with sentiments to which... | |
 | Walter Cochrane Bronson - 1908 - 562 Seiten
...and nature His translations of Northern and Welsh poetry deserve praise; the imagery is preserved, perhaps often improved, but the language is unlike the language of other poeta The 'Church-Yard ' abounds with images which find a mirror in every mind, and with sentiments... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1909 - 562 Seiten
...sure of his regard and reverence, whether it is to his liking or not. Of the famous Elegy he says : ' I rejoice to concur with the common reader; for by the common sense of readers uncorrupted with literary prejudices, after all the refinements of subtilty and the... | |
 | Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh, Walter Raleigh - 1910 - 210 Seiten
...commonly attains to think right.' And again, speaking of Gray, he states the doctrine boldly and fully: 'In the character of his Elegy I rejoice to concur with the common reader; for by the common sense of readers uncorrupted with literary prejudices, after all the refinements of subtilty and the... | |
 | William Macneile Dixon - 1911 - 792 Seiten
...uncritical, and unsophisticated reader ? He may even venture to follow Dr. Johnson when he says of Gray : ' In the character of his Elegy I rejoice to concur with the common reader, for by the common sense of readers uncorrupted with literary prejudice, after all the refinements of subtlety and the... | |
 | Franklyn Bliss Snyder, Robert Grant Martin - 1916 - 566 Seiten
...directed. His translations of Northern and Welsh poetry deserve praise: the im- [100 agery is preserved, perhaps often improved; but the language is unlike...to concur with the common reader; for by the common sense of readers uncorrupted with literary prejudices, after all the refinements of subtility and the... | |
 | Franklyn Bliss Snyder, Robert Grant Martin - 1916 - 924 Seiten
...directed. His translations of Northern and Welsh poetry deserve praise: the im- [100 agery is preserved, uth itself; whose first appearance to our eyes bleared and dimmed with prejudice and custom, is more un Eleg^ I rejoice to concur with the common reader; for by the common sense of readers uncorrupted with... | |
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In the character of his Elegy I rejoice to concur with the common reader; for by the common sense of readers uncorrupted with literary prejudices, after all the refinements of subtilty and the dogmatism of learning, must be finally decided all claim to... 
