 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 páginas
...the milder excellence of suavity and softness; he was a lion that had no skill in dandling the kid. One of the poems on which much praise has been bestowed,...there is leisure for fiction there is little grief. In this Poem there is no nature, for there is no truth ; there is no art, for there is nothing new.... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 páginas
...from the myrtle and ivy, nor calls upon Arethuse and Minucius, nor tells of rough satyrs and_/azflw with cloven heel. Where there is leisure for fiction there is little grief. In this poem there is no nature, for there is no truth, there is no art, for there is nothing new.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 páginas
...allusions and obscure opinions. Passion plucks no berries from the myrtle and ivy, nor calls upon Arcthuse and Mincius, nor tells of rough satyrs and fauns with...there is leisure for fiction, there is little grief. In this poem there is no nature, for there is no truth ; there is no art, for there ii nothing new.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 páginas
...no berries from the myrtle and ivy, nor calls upon Arethuse and Mincius, nor tells of rough sa~ tyrs and fauns with cloven heel. Where there is leisure for fiction, there is little grief. In this poem there is no nature, for there is no truth ; there is no art, for there is nothing new.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 páginas
...which Dr. Johnson afterwards says, may very plainly be discovered the dawn or twilight of dise Lost. C. One of the poems on which much praise has been bestowed...there is leisure for fiction there is little grief. ' In this poem there is no nature, for there is no truth ; there is no art, for there is nothing new.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 páginas
...the milder excellence of suavity and softness ; he was a lion that had no skill in dandling the kid. One of the poems on which much praise has been bestowed...there is leisure for fiction there is little grief. In this poem there is no nature, for there is no truth ; there is no art, for there is nothing new.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 486 páginas
...Lion that had no skill in dandling the Kid. One of the poems on which much praise has beenbestowed is Lycidas; of which the diction is harsh, the rhymes...there is leisure for fiction, there is little grief. In this poem there is no nature, for there is no truth ; there is no art, for there is nothing new.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 410 páginas
...remote allusions and obscure opinions. Passion plucks no berries from the myrtle and ivy, nor calk upon Arethuse and Mincius, nor tells of rough satyrs...heel. Where there is leisure for fiction, there is littk grief. In this poem there is no nature, for there is no truth ; there is no art, for there is... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1820 - 476 páginas
...the milder excellence of suavity and softness ; he was a Lion that had no skill in dandling the Kid. One of the poems on which much praise has been bestowed...is •' leisure for fiction, there is little grief. In this poem there is no nature, for there is no truth ; there is no art, for there is nothing new.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 470 páginas
...effusion of real passion ; for passion runs not after remote allusions and obscure opinions. Pas sion plucks no berries from the myrtle and ivy, nor calls...there is leisure for fiction, there is little grief. In this poem there is no nature, for there is no truth ; there is no art, for there is nothing new.... | |
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One of the poems on which much praise has been bestowed, is Lycidas ; of which the diction is harsh, the rhymes uncertain, and the numbers unpleasing. What beauty there is, we must therefore seek in the sentiments and images. It is not to be considered... 
