 THE works of fiction, with which the present generation seems more particularly delighted, are such as exhibit life in its true state, diversified only by accidents that daily happen in the world, and influenced by passions and qualities which are really...  The British Essayists: Rambler - Page 15by Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English essays - 1750 - 296 pages
...generation feems more particularly delighted, are fuch as exhibit life in its true ftate, diverfified only by accidents that daily happen in the world, and influenced by paffions and qualities which are really to be found in converting with mankind. This kind of writing... | |
 | 1785 - 596 pages
...generation feems more particularly delighted, are fuch as exhibit life in it's tme ftate, diverfified only by accidents that daily happen in the world, and influenced by paffions and qualities which are really to be found in convcHing with mankind. This kind of writing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 466 pages
...generation feems more particularly delighted, are fuch as exhibit life in its true ftate, diverfified only by accidents that daily happen in the world, and influenced by paffions and qualities which are really to be found in converfing with mankind. This kind of writing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787
...generation feems more particularly delighted, are fuch as exhibit life in its true ftate> diverfified only by accidents that daily happen in the world, and influenced by paflions and qualities which are really to be found in converfing with mankind. This kind of writing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 626 pages
...generation feems more particularly delighted, are fuch as exhibit life in its true ftate, diverfiried only by accidents that daily happen in the world, and influenced by paffions and qualities which are really to be found in converfing with mankind. This kind of writing... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1797 - 450 pages
...with great propriety. It is the objeft ot the noveliil to give a true piclure of life, diverfified only by accidents that daily happen in the world, and influenced by paffions and qualities which are really to be found in converfmg with mankind. To accomplifh this objen,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 460 pages
...generation feems more particularly delighted, are fuch as exhibit life in its true flate, diverfified only by accidents that daily happen in the world, and influenced by paffions and qualities which are really to be found in converfing with mankind. This kind of writing... | |
 | 1801 - 342 pages
...generation feems more particularly delighted, are fuch as exhibit life in its true ftate, diverfified only by accidents that daily happen in the world, and influenced by paffions and qualities which are really to be found in converfing with mankind. This kind of writing... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 322 pages
...1750. Simul et jucunda et idonea dicere vitz. Hon. And join both profit and delight in one. CREECH. THE works of fiction, with which the present generation...This kind of writing may be termed not improperly the comedy of romance ; and is to be conducted nearly by the rules of comic poetry. Its province is... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 380 pages
...31, 1750Simil etjueunda et itisaea dicere vita. HoR. And join both profit and delight in one. CREECH. THE works of fiction, with which the present generation...This kind of writing may be termed not improperly the comedy of romance, and is to be conducted nearly by the rules of comick poetry. Its province is... | |
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