 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 418 pages
...en Critictfm ; a work which difplays fuch extent of comprehenfion, fuch nicety of diftinction, fuch acquaintance with mankind, and fuch knowledge both...age and longeft experience. It was publ'ifhed about twb years afterwards, and being praifed by Addifori in the -Speftatcr with fufficient liberality, met... | |
 | samuel johnson - 1781 - 396 pages
...Critlr.fm ; a work which difplays fuch i extent of comprehenfion, fuch nicety of diftinction, fuch acquaintance with mankind, and fuch knowledge both...as are not often attained by the matureft age and longcft experience. It was publilhed about two years afterwards, and being praifed by Addifon in the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 516 pages
...en Criticifm ; a work which difplays fuch extent pf comprehenfion, fuch nicety of diftinction, fuch acquaintance, with mankind, and fuch knowledge both...as are not often attained by the matureft age and longer! experience. It was publifhed about two years afterwards, and being praifed by Addifon in the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 522 pages
...fuch extent pf comprehenfion, fuch nicety of diftinction, fuch acquaintance with mankind, and fucJi knowledge both of ancient and modern learning, as are not often attained by the matureft age and longer! experience. It was publifhed about two years afterwards, and being praifed by Addifon in the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 516 pages
...knowledge both of ancient and modern learning, as are not often attained by the matureft age and longer! experience. It was publifhed about two years afterwards, and being praifed by Addifon in the SpeSiator with fufficierit liberality, met with fo much favour as enraged Dennis, " who," he fays,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1783 - 504 pages
...on Criticifm ; a work which difplays fuch extent of comprehenfion, fuch nicety of dirKnftion, fuch acquaintance with mankind, and fuch knowledge both..." found " himfelf attacked, without any manner of " provocation on his fide, and attacked in his '' perfon, inftead of his writings, by one who •'... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...on Criticifm; a work which difplays fuch extent of comprehenfion, fuch nicety of diftinction, fuch acquaintance with mankind, and fuch knowledge both...years afterwards; and being praifed by Addifon in the Speftator with fufficient liberality, met with fo much favour as enraged Dennis, " who," he fays, **... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...on Criticifmi a work which difplays fuch extent of comprehenfion, fueh nicety of diftinction, fiich acquaintance with mankind, and fuch knowledge both...by the matureft age and longeft experience. It was publHhed about two years afterwards ; and being praifed by Addifon in the Sptftator with fufficient... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 676 pages
...an Crilicifm ; a. work which difplays fuch extent of comprehension, iuch nicety of diftinction, fuch acquaintance with mankind, and fuch knowledge both...modern learning, as are not often attained by the matareft age and longeft experience. It was publiihed about two years afterwards ; and being praifed... | |
 | 1798 - 432 pages
...laid Dr. Johnfon, " whieh difplaysfuch extent of comprehenfion, fuch niceties of diftinction, fuch acquaintance with mankind, and fuch knowledge both...attained by the matureft age and longeft experience." Yet was it among his early compofitions. We conclude this Rejlect'jr by remarking, that true Criticifm,... | |
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Miscellany, in a volume which began with the pastorals of Philips, and ended with those of Pope. The same year was written the Essay on Criticism ; a work which displays such extent of comprehension, such nicety of distinction, such acquaintance with... 
