 | Royal Irish Academy - 1787 - 432 Seiten
...that Milton formed his ftile on a perverfe and pedantic principle : he was defirous " to ufe Englifh " words with a foreign idiom." But Milton's poetry, if indeed a defence be neceflary, is fufficiently defended by eftablifhed poetic licenfe : and for his profe, let it be obferved,... | |
 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 Seiten
...Addison, " sunk under him." But the truth is, that, both in prose and verse, he had formed his style by a perverse and pedantic principle. He was desirous to use English words with a foreign idiom. This in all his prose is discovered and condemned; for there judgment operates freely, neither softened... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 Seiten
...But the truth is, that both/ in prose and verse, he had formed his style by a perverse and pedaniirk principle. He was desirous to use English words with a foreign idiom. This in all his prose is discovered and condemned; for there judgement operates freely, neither softened... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 Seiten
...But the truth is, that both in prose and verse, he had formed his style by a perverse and pedaiwick principle. He was desirous to use English words with a foreign idiom. This in all his prose is discovered and condemned; for there judgement operates freely, neither softened... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 336 Seiten
...But the truth is, that, both in prose and verse, he had formed his style by a perverse and pedantick principle. He was desirous to use English words with a foreign idiom. This in all his prose is discovered and condemned ; for there judgment operates freely, neither softened... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 514 Seiten
...Addison, sunk under him. But the truth is, that, both in prose and verse, he had formed his style by a perverse and pedantic principle. He was desirous to use English words with a foreign idiom. This in all his prose is discovered and condemned ; for there judgment operates freely, neither softened... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 Seiten
...But the truth is, that, both in prose and verse, he had formed his style by a perverse and pedantick principle. He was desirous to use English words with a foreign idiom. This in all his prose is discovered and condemned ; for there judgment operate? freely, neither softened... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 486 Seiten
...But the truth is, that, both in prose and verse, he had formed his. style by a perverse and pedantick principle. / He was desirous to use English ^ words with a foreign idiom. This in all his prose / is discovered and condemned yfor there judgment ' operates freely, neither... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 410 Seiten
...But the truth is, that both in prose and verse, he had formed his style by a perverse and pedantick principle. He was desirous to use English words with a foreign idiom. This in all his prose is discovered a^id condemned ; for there judgment operates freely, neither softened... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 470 Seiten
...Addison, " sunk under him." But the truth is, that, both in prose and verse, he had formed his style by a perverse and pedantic principle. He was desirous to use English words with a foreign idiom. This in all his prose is discovered and condemned ; for there judgment operates freely, neither softened... | |
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... by the dignity of his thoughts: but such is the power of his poetry, that his call is obeyed without resistance, the reader feels himself in captivity to a higher and... 
