 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 428 ページ
...Subordinate poets exercise no invention, when they tell how a shepherd has lost his companion, and must feed his flocks alone, without any judge of his skill in piping : but Milton dignifies and adorns these common artificial incidents with unexpected touches of picturesque... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 426 ページ
...Subordinate poets exercise no invention, when they tell how a shepherd has lost his companion, and must feed his flocks alone, without any judge of his skill in piping : but Milton dignifies and adorns these common artificial incidents with unexpected touches of picturesque... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 450 ページ
...such as a college easily supplies. Nothing can less display knowledge, or less exercise invention, than to tell how a shepherd has lost his companion,...skill in piping; and how one god asks another god what has become of Lycidas, and how neither god can tell. He who thus grieves will excite no sympathy; he... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 428 ページ
...Subordinate poets exercise no invention, when they tell how a shepherd has lost his companion, and must feed his flocks alone, without any judge of his skill in piping : but Milton dignifies and adorns these common artificial incidents with unexpected touches of picturesque... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 504 ページ
...such as a college easily supplies. Nothing can less display knowledge, or less exercise invention, than to tell how a shepherd has lost his companion,...yet a grosser fault. With these trifling fictions are mingled the most awful and sacred truths, such as ought never to be polluted with such irreverend... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 674 ページ
...such as a co lege easily supplies. Nothing can less display knowledge, or less exercise invention, than to tell how a shepherd has lost his companion,...yet a grosser fault. With these trifling fictions are mingled the most awful and sacred truths, such as ought never to be polluted with such irreverend... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 506 ページ
...such as a college easily supplies. Nothing can less display knowledge, or less exercise invention, than to tell how a shepherd has lost his companion,...honour. This poem has yet a grosser fault. With these triflingfictions are mingled the most awful and sacred truths, such as ought never to be polluted with... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 512 ページ
...such as a college easily supplies. Nothing can less display knowledge, or less exercise invention, than to tell how a shepherd has lost his companion,...sympathy ; he who thus praises will confer no honour. I^This poem has yet a grosser fault. With these trifling fictions are mingled the most awful and sacred... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1826 - 430 ページ
...such as a college easily supplies. Nothing can less display knowledge, or less exercise invention, than to tell how a shepherd has lost his companion, and must now feed his flocks alone, without any jndge of his' skill in piping; and how one god asks another god what has become of Lycidas, and how... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 752 ページ
...imagery, such as a college easily supRlies. Nothing can less display knowledge, or rss exercise invention, is images and illustrations from a more extensive circumference of science. Dryden knew more of mon has become of Lycidas, and how neither god can tell. He who thus grieves will excite no sympathy ;... | |
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Nothing can less display knowledge, or less exercise invention, than to tell how a shepherd has lost his companion, and must now feed his flocks alone, without any judge of his skill in piping ; and how one god asks another god what is become of Lycidas,... 
