The appearances of nature, and the occurrences of life, did not satiate his appetite of greatness. To paint things as they are, requires a minute attention, and employs the memory rather than the fancy. The Annual Register - Page 251796Full view - About this book
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 280 pages
...fubjedl on which too much •could not be faid, on which- he might tire his fancy without the cenfure of extravagance. The appearances of nature, and the...requires a minute attention, and employs the memory rather than t-he fancy. Milton's delight was to fport in the wide regions of poffibility ; reality... | |
| Tobias Smollett - English literature - 1779 - 510 pages
...too much could not be faid, on which he might tire his fancy without the cenfure of extravagance. 4 The appearances of nature, and the occurrences of...requires a minute attention, and employs the memory rather than the fancy. Milton's delight was to fport in the .wide regions of poffibility ; reality... | |
| Edmund Burke - History - 1780 - 726 pages
...fiibjeft on which too much could not be faid, on which he might tire his fancy without the cenfure of extravagance. The appearances of nature, and the...appetite of greatnefs. To paint things as they are, re- ' quires a minute attention, and employs the memory rather than the fancy. Milton's delight was... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1780 - 590 pages
...delight by its fertility.' ' The appearances of nature, and the occurrences of life, did not fatiatc his appetite of greatnefs. To paint things as they...requires a minute attention, and employs the memory rather than the fancy. Milton's delight was to fport in the wide regions of poffibility ; reality was... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1780 - 590 pages
...cenfure of extravagance. 4 The appearances of nature, and the occurrences of life, did not fatiatc his appetite of greatnefs. To paint things as they...requires a minute attention, and employs the memory rather than the fancy. Mikoii'a delight was to fport in the wide regions of poffibility ; reality was... | |
| Books - 1780 - 596 pages
...too much coold not be faid, on which he might tire his fancy without the cenfure of extravagance. 4 The appearances of nature, and the occurrences of life, did not fatiate his appetite of greacnefs. To paint things as they are, re' quires a minute attention, and employs the memory rather... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 498 pages
...the cenfure of extravagance. The appearances of nature, and the occurrences of life, did not fariate his appetite of greatnefs. To paint things as they...requires a minute attention, and employs the memory rather than the fancy, Milton's delight was to fport in the wide regions of poffibility ; reality was... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 494 pages
...a fubject on which too much could not be faid, on which he might tire his fancy Without the cenfure of extravagance, The appearances of nature, and the occurrences of life!, did not fariate his appetite of greatnefs, To paint things as they are, requires a minute attention, and employs... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1783 - 478 pages
...could not be faid, on which he might tire his fancy without the cenfure of extravagance* i • '• The appearances of nature, and the occurrences of...appetite of greatnefs. To paint things as they are, re*• quires a minute attention, and employs the memory rather than the fancy. Milton's delight was... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 498 pages
...a fubjcct on which too much could not be faid, on which he might tire his fancy without the cenfure of extravagance. The appearances of nature, and the...requires a minute attention, and employs the memory rather than the fancy. Milton's delight was to fport in the wide regions of poffibility ; reality was... | |
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