 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 254 էջ
...has by the weight of its character forced its way into this collection, is unqueftionably the nobleft production of Addifon's genius. Of a work fo much...difficult to fay any thing new. About things on which the publick thinks long, it commonly attains to think right; and of Cato it has been not unjuftly determined,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 254 էջ
...has by the weight of its character forced its way into this collection, is unqueftionably the nobleft production of Addifon's genius. Of a work fo much...difficult to fay any thing new. About things on which the publick thinks long, it comrnonly attains to think right; and of Cato it has been not unjuftly determined,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 484 էջ
...the weight of its character forced its way into the late collection, is unqueftionably the nobleft production of Addifon's genius. Of a work fo much...attains to think right; and of Cato it has been not unjuftly determined, that it is rather a poem in dialogue than a drama, rather a fucceffion of juft... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 450 էջ
...weight of its chara&er forced its way into the late colle&ion, is unqueftionably the nobleft produ&ion of Addifon's genius. Of a work fo much read, it is...difficult to fay any thing new. About things on which the publick thinks long, it commonly attains to think right; and of Cato it has been not unjuftly determined,... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 360 էջ
...its cl forced its way into the late collection, queftionably the nobleft production of Addi! fon's genius. Of a work fo much read, it is difficult to fay any thing new. About things on which the publick thinks long, it commonly attains to think right, and of Cato it has been notunjuftly determined,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 էջ
...the weight of its character forced its way into the late collection, is unqueftionably the nobleft production of Addifon's genius. Of a work fo much read, it is difficult to fay any thing new. About thing's on which the publick thinks long, it commonly attains to think right; and of Cato it has been... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1797 - 278 էջ
...'compofitions, he comes to the Tragedy of " Cato," which he fays " — -- is unqueftionably the nobleft production of Addifon's genius. Of a work fo much...difficult to fay any thing new. About things on which the publick think long, it commonly attains to think right ; and of " Cato" it has not been unjuftly determmed,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 էջ
...yet the voice of the people, when to please the people is the purpose, deserves regard.' Ib. 376. • About things on which the public thinks long, it commonly attains to think right.' Ib. 456. • These apologies are always useless: " de gustibus non est disputandum;" men may be convinced,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 էջ
...great; yet the voice of the people, when to please the people is the purpose, deserves regard.' Ib.yjb. -About things on which the public thinks long, it commonly attains to think right.' Ib. 456. ' These apologies are always useless: "de gustibus non est disputandum;" men may be convinced,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 էջ
...noblest production of Addison's genius. Of a work so much read it is difficult to say any thing n«r. About things on which the public thinks long, it commonly...attains to think right; and of Cato it has been not unjustly determined, that ii> is rather* poem in dialogue than a dr?.ma, rather a succession of just... | |
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production of Addifon's genius. Of a work fo much read, it is difficult to fay any thing new. About things on which the Public thinks long, it commonly attains to think right ; and of Cato it has been not 
