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" ... gradually rising, perhaps, from small beginnings, till its foundation rests in the centre, and its turrets sparkle in the skies; to trace back the structure through all its varieties, to the... "
The Critical Review: Or, Annals of Literature - Page 258
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies ...

James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...and distinguish the beauties of Paradise Lost," he says, " Among the inquiries to which this ardour of criticism has naturally given occasion, none is...genius in the construction of his work ; a view of the fabrick gradually rising, perhaps, from small beginnings, till its foundation rests in the centre,...
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Life of Johnson: Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour to the ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...and distinguish the beauties of Paradise Lost,' he says, ' Among the inquiries to which this ardour of criticism has naturally given occasion, none is...genius in the construction of his work ; a view of the fabrick gradually rising, perhaps, from small beginnings, till its foundation rests in the centre,...
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Boswell's Life of Johnson: Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1799 - 640 pages
...and distinguish the beauties of Paradise Lost,' he says, 'Among the inquiries to which this ardour of criticism has naturally given occasion, none is...itself, or more worthy of rational curiosity, than a retrospect1 of the progress of this mighty genius in the construction of his work ; a view of the fabrick...
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The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature

Tobias Smollett - English literature - 1802 - 614 pages
...observations of him, who was once so far imposed upon as to believe Lauder an honest man, and Milton a plagiary ; but who expressed, when " Douglas and...progress of this mighty genius in the construction of tis work; a view of the fabric gradually rising, perhaps, from small beginnings, till its foundation...
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The New annual register, or General repository of history ..., Volume 22

1802 - 886 pages
...depreciate, but zealously to praise, the Paradise Lost. ' § Among I he tn<fitirie¡, to 1 which this ardour of criticism has ' naturally given occasion, none is ' more obscure in itself, or more wor' ¡iiy of rational curiosity, than a re' trospect of the progress of this ' mighty genius in the...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1806 - 360 pages
...studies, in some degree, subservient to this general emulation. Among the inquiries1 to which this ardour of criticism has naturally given occasion, none is...itself, or more worthy of rational curiosity, than a retrospection of the progress of this mighty genius, in the construction of his work ; a view of the...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 350 pages
...very preface. " Among the enquiries to which the ar" dour of criticism has naturally given occa" sion, none is more obscure in itself, or more " worthy of rational curiosity, than arerrospec" tion of the progress of this mighty genius in "' in the construction of his work ; a view...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 514 pages
...and distinguish the beauties of Paradise Lost,'' he says, " Among the inquiries to which this ardour of criticism has naturally given occasion, none is...genius in the construction of his work ; a view of the fabrick gradually rising, perhaps, from small beginnings, till its foundation rests in the centre,...
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Works, Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 372 pages
...truth. Let us advert to his own words in that very preface. " Among the inquiries to which the ardour of criticism has naturally given occasion, none is...itself, or more worthy of rational curiosity, than a retrospection of the progress of this mighty genius in the construction of his work ; a vicw of the...
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Miscellaneous essays. Political tracts. A journey to the Western islands of ...

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 pages
...subservient to this general emulation. Among the inquiries to which this ardour of criticismhasnaturally given occasion, none is more obscure in itself, or more worthy of rational curiosity, than a retrospection of the progress of this mighty genius, in the construction of his work ; a view of the...
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