The power that predominated in his intellectual operations was rather strong reason than quick sensibility. Upon all occasions that were presented, he studied rather than felt, and produced sentiments not such as nature enforces, but meditation supplies. The life of Samuel Johnson - Sida 746efter James Boswell - 1817Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 652 sidor
...predominated in his intellectual operations, was rather strong reason than quick sensibility. Upon all occasions that were presented, he studied rather than...separate in the mind, he seems not much acquainted ; and seldom describes them but as they are complicated by the various relations of society, and confused... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 450 sidor
...operations, was rather strpng reason than quick sensibility. Upon all occasions that were.presented, he studied rather than felt, and produced sentiments...separate in the mind, he seems not much acquainted; and seldom describes them but as they are complicated by the various relaIN a general survey of Dryden's... | |
| Saturday night - 1824 - 968 sidor
...quick sensibility. Upon all occasions that were presented, he studied rather than felt, and'produced sentiments, not such as nature enforces, but meditation...separate in the mind, he seems not much acquainted ; and seldom describes them but M they are complicated by the various relations of society, and confused... | |
| George Walker - 1825 - 668 sidor
...predominated in his intellectual operations was rather strong reason than quick sensibility. Upon all occasions that were presented he studied rather than...separate in the mind, he seems not much acquainted; and seldom describes them but as they are complicated by the various relations of society, and confused... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 504 sidor
...predominated in his intellectual operations, was rather strong reason than quick sensibility. Upon all occasions that were presented, he studied rather than...separate in the mind, he •seems not much acquainted ; and seldom describes them but as they are complicated. by the various relations of society , and... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 506 sidor
...quick sensibility. Upon all occasions that were presented, he studied rather than felt, and prodaced sentiments not such as nature enforces, but meditation...separate in the mind, he seems not much acquainted ; and seldom describes them but as they are complicated by the various relations of society, and confused... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 674 sidor
...predominated in his intellectual operations, was rather strong reason than quick sensibility. Upon all occasions that were presented, he studied rather than felt, and produced sentiments not such as nature en- forces, but meditation supplies. With the simple and elemental passions, as they spring separate... | |
| James Boswell - 1826 - 444 sidor
...predominated in his intellectual operations was rather strong reason than quick sensibility. Upon all occasions that were presented, he studied rather than...therefore, with all his variety of excellence, not often pathetickr, and had so little sensibility of the power of effusions purely natural, that he did not... | |
| James Boswell - 1827 - 622 sidor
...predominated in his intellectual operations was rather strong reason than quick sensibility. Upon all occasions that were presented, he studied rather than...sentiments not such as Nature enforces, but meditation supplie». With the simple and elemental passions as they spring separate in the mind, he seems not... | |
| James Boswell - 1831 - 584 sidor
...predominated in his intellectual operations was rather strong reason than quick sensibility. Upon all occasions that were presented, he studied rather than...therefore, with all his variety of excellence, not often pathetick l , and had so little sensibility of the power of effusions purely natural, that he did not... | |
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