 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 sidor
...tranfcription, without imitation. He thinks in a peculiar train, and he thinks always as a man of genius j he looks round on Nature and on Life, with the eye which Nature beftows only on a poet ; the eye that diftinguifhes, in every thing prefented to its view, whatever... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 504 sidor
...without tranfcription, without imitation. He thinks in a peculiar train, and he thinks always asiariian of genius ; he looks round on Nature and on Life, with the eye which Nature beftows ohlyorfti poet-; the eye that diftingufifhes, in every 'thing prefented to its view,- whatever... | |
 | James Thomson - 1793 - 300 sidor
...of expressing his thoughts, is original. His blank verse is no more the blank verse of Milton, or 0f any other poet, than the rhymes of Prior are the rhymes...poet ; the eye that distinguishes, in every thing presented to its view, whatever there is on which imagination can delight to be detained, and withamind... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 sidor
...though both by Arbuthnot, were commonly assigned to Swift, and are printed in his Works. ' 'Thomson thinks in a peculiar train, and he thinks always as...only on a poet ; — the eye that distinguishes in everything presented to its view whatever there is on which imagination can delight to be detained,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 sidor
...though both by Arbuthnot, were commonly assigned to Swift, and are printed in his Works. ' ' Thomson thinks in a peculiar train, and he thinks always as...only on a poet ; — the eye that distinguishes in everything presented to its view whatever there is on which imagination can delight to be detained,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 sidor
...imitation. He thinksrai peculiar train, and he thinks always as a man of genius; he looks round oa Nature and on Life with the eye which Nature bestows...a poet; the eye that distinguishes, in every thing presented to its view, whatever there is on which imagination can delight to be detained, and with... | |
 | James Thomson - 1802 - 320 sidor
...Johnson, " he is entitled to one praise of the highest kind : his mode of thinking, and of expressing his thoughts, is original. His blank verse is no more...a poet; the eye that distinguishes, in every thing presented to its view, whatever there is on which imagination can delight to be detained, and with... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 258 sidor
...one praise of the highest kind ; his mode of thinking and of expressing his thoughts, is original. He thinks in a peculiar train, and he thinks always...poet ; the eye that distinguishes, in every thing presented to its view, whatever there is on which imagination can delight to be detained, and with... | |
 | James Thomson, John Aikin - 1804 - 232 sidor
...thoughts, is original. His blank verse is no more the " blank verse of Milton, or of any other puet, than the " rhymes of Prior are the rhymes of Cowley....poet ; the eye that distinguishes, in every thing pre" sented to his view, whatever there is in which ima" gination can delight to be detained, and with... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 sidor
...pauses, his diction, are of, his own growth, without transcription, without imitation. He thinks ina peculiar train, and he thinks always as a man of genius...with the eye which Nature bestows only on a poet; the eje that distinguishes in every thing presented to its view, whatever there is on which imagination... | |
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His numbers, his pauses, his diction, are of his own growth, without transcription, without imitation. He thinks in a peculiar train, and he thinks always as a man of genius ; he looks round on nature and on life with the eye which nature bestows only... 
