 As a writer, 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 the blank verse of Milton, or of any other poet, than the rhymes of Prior are the rhymes of Cowley.  Lives of Eminent Scotsmen - Page 162by Joseph Robertson, Society of Ancient Scots - 1821Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...of thinking, and of exprefling his thoughts, is original. His blank verfe is no more the blank verfe of Milton, or of any other poet, than the rhymes of Prior are the rhymes of Cowley. His numbers, his paufes, his diction, are of his own growth, -without tranfcription, without imitation. He thinks in... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1781 - 506 pages
...of thinking, and of expreffing his thoughts, is original. His blank verfe is no more the blank verfe of Milton, or of any other poet, than the rhymes of Prior are the rhymes of Cowley. His numbers, his paufes, his diction, are of his own growth, ivithout tranfcrip. tion, without imitation. He thinks... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...of thinking, and of exprefiing his thoughts, is original. His blank verfe is no more the blank verfe of Milton, or of any other poet, than the rhymes of Prior are the rhymes of Cowley. His numbers, numbers, his paufes, his diction, are of his own growth, without tranfcription, without imitation.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...and of expreffing his thoughts, is original. His blank verfe is no more the blank verfe of Mil-, ton, or of any other poet, than the rhymes of Prior are the rhymes of Cowley. His numbers, his paufes, his diction, are of his own growth, without tranfcription> without imitation. He thinks in... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 244 pages
...thinking; and of exprefling his thoughts, is original. His blank verfe is no rriore fhe blank verfe of Milton, or of ' any other poet, than the rhymes of Prior are ther rhymes' of Cowley. His 'numbers, his paufcs, his diciion, are of his own growth, without tranfcription,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 504 pages
...of thinking, and of expreffing his thoughts, is original. His blank verfe is no more the blank verfe of Milton, or of any other poet, than the rhymes of Prior arc the rhymes of Cowley. His rrambers, his paufe, h« diction; ate of jhi§ own growth, without tranfcription,... | |
 | 1784 - 778 pages
...of thinking, and of exprefling His thoughts, is original. His blank verfe is no more the blank vcrfc of Milton, or of any other poet, than the rhymes of Prior, are the rhymes of Cowjey. Hi$ numbers, his pavfes, bis didYion, are of his own growth, without tranfcription, without... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...of thinking, and of expreffing his thoughts, is original. His blank verfe is no mqre the blank verfe of Milton, or of any other poet, than the rhymes of Prior are the rhymes of Cowley. His numbers, his paufes, his diction, are of his own growth, without tranfcription, without imitation. He thinks in... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...of thinking, and of expreffing his thoughts, is original. His blank verfe is no more the blank verfe of Milton, or of any other poet, than the rhymes of Prior are the rhymes of Cowley. Hia numbers, his paufes, his diction, are of his own growth, without tranfcription, without imitation*... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 676 pages
...of thinking, and of exprefllng his thoughts, is original. His blank verfe }s no mpre the blank verfe of Milton, or of any other poet, than the rhymes of Prior are the rhymes of Cowjey. His numbers, his paufes, his diclion, are pf h}s pwrj growth, without tranfcription, without... | |
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