 | John Dryden, Joseph Warton, John Warton - 1811 - 642 Seiten
...rife from the field which it refrefhes. To judge rightly of an author, we muft tranfport ourfelves to his time, and examine what were the wants of his contemporaries, and what were his means of fupplyingthem. That which is eafy at one time was difficult at another. Dryden at leaft imported his... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 582 Seiten
...refieflies. To judge rightly of an author, we muft tranfport ourfelves to his time, and examine w hat were the wants of his contemporaries, and what were his means of (applying them. That which is eafy at one time was difficult at another. Dryden at leaft imported his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 486 Seiten
...ourselves, as the dew appears to rise from the field which it refreshes. To judge rightly of an author, we must transport ourselves to his time, and examine...science, and gave his country what it wanted before ; or rather, he imported only the materials, and manufactured them by his own skill. The Dialogue on... | |
 | 1845 - 816 Seiten
...of propriety had neglected to teach them." And he adds wisely — " To jndge rightly of an anthor, we must transport ourselves to his time, and examine...which is easy at one time was difficult at another." Let us, then, examine some of Dryden's expositions of principles; and first, those on which he defends... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 410 Seiten
...ourselves, as the dew appears to rise from the field which it refreshes. To judge rightly of an author, we must transport ourselves to his time, and examine...science, and gave his country what it wanted before; or rather, he imported only the materials, and manufactured them by his own skill. The Dialogue on... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1819 - 644 Seiten
...ourselves, as the dew appears to rise from the field which it refreshes. To judge rightly of an author, we must transport ourselves to his time, and examine...one time was difficult at another. Dryden at least inported his science, and gave his country what it wanted before; or rather, he imported only the materials,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 466 Seiten
...ourselves, as the dew appears to rise from the field which it refreshes. To judge rightly of an author, we must' transport ourselves to his time, and examine...which is easy at one time was difficult at another. Dry den at least imported his science, and gave his country what it wanted before ; or rather, he imported... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 476 Seiten
...appears to rise from the field which it refreshes. To judge rightly of an author, we must trans.- j port ourselves to his time, and examine what were the wants of his contemporaries, and what werej his means of supplying them. That which is easy 1 at one time was difficult at another. Dryden... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 652 Seiten
...ourselves, as the dew appears to rise from the field which it refreshes. To judge rightly of an author, we must transport ourselves to his time, and examine...science, and gave his country what it wanted before ; or rather, he imported only the materials, and manufactured them by his own skill. The Dialogue on... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 484 Seiten
...popular is no longer learning ; it has the appearance of something which we have bestowed upon ourselves, as the dew appears to rise from the field which it...science, and gave his country what it wanted before ; or, rather, he imported only the materials, and manufactured them by his own skill. The Dialogue... | |
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To judge rightly of an author, we must transport ourselves to his time, and examine what were the wants of his contemporaries, and what were his means of supplying them. 
