 What they wanted, however, of the sublime, they endeavoured to supply by hyperbole ' their amplification had no limits ; they left not only reason but fancy behind them, and produced combinations of confused magnificence that not only could not be credited,...  The works of Samuel Johnson - Էջ 18Samuel Johnson - 1818Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - Այս գրքի մասին
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 էջ
...had no limits; they left not only reafon but fancy behind them; and produced combinations of confufed magnificence, that not only could not be credited,...labour, directed by great abilities, is never wholly loft; if they frequently threw away their wit upon falfe conceits, they likewife fometimes ftruck out... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 էջ
...no limits ; they left not only reafon but fancy behind them ; and produced combinations of confufed magnificence, that not only could not be credited,...labour, directed by great abilities, is never wholly loft : if they frequently threw away their wit upon falfe conceits, they likewife fometimes ftruck... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 էջ
...produced combinations of confused magnificence, that n only could not be credited, but could net he imagined. Yet great labour, directed by great abilities, is never wholly lost : if thery fi quently threw away their wit upon false conceits, they likewise sometin struck" out unexpected... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 էջ
...limits ; they left not only reafon but • fency behind them ; and produced combinations of confnfed magnificence, that not only could not be credited,...Yet great labour, directed by great abilities, is Sever wholly loft; if they frequently threw away their wit upon falle conceits, they likewife fometimes... | |
 | 1801 - 860 էջ
...they left not only reafon but fancy behind, and produced combinations of confufed magnificence, which not only could not be credited, but could not be imagined....labour, directed by great abilities, is never wholly loft: if they frequently threw away their wit upon falfe conceits, they fometimes ftruck out unexpected... | |
 | 1802 - 684 էջ
...no limits ; they left not only reaforr and fancy behind them, and produced combinations of confufed magnificence, that not only could not be credited, but could not be imagined. Yet great labour, direfled by great abilities, is never whol/y loft: if they frequently threw away their wit upon ralfe... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 էջ
...liowever of the cublime, they endeavoured to supply by hyperbole; their amplification had no limits; they left not only reason but fancy behind them ;...magnificence, that not only could not be credited, but could net be imagined. Yet great labour, directed by great abilities, is never wholly lost : if they frequently... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 482 էջ
...limits ; they left not not only reafon but fancy behind them ; and produced combinations of confnfed magnificence, that not only could not be credited,...labour, directed by great abilities, is never wholly loft : if they frequently threw away their wit upon falfe conceits, theylikewife fometimes frruck out... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 էջ
...that not onlj could not be credited, but^could not be imagined. Yet great labour, directed by groat abilities, is never wholly lost : if they frequently threw away their wit upon false conceks, they likewise sometimes struck out unexpected truth: if their conceits were far-fetched, they... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 էջ
...however of the sublime, they endeavoured to supply by hyperbole ; their amplification had no limits ; they left not only reason but fancy behind them ; and produced combinations of donfused magnificence, that not only could not be credited, but could not be imagined. Yet great labour,... | |
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