 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 páginas
...credible ; but its revival disgusts us with apparent and unconquerable falsehood. I/tcredulis odi, To select a singular event, and swell it to a giant's bulk by fabulous appendages of spectres and-predictions, has little difficulty ; for he that forsakes the probable may always find the marvellous.... | |
 | 1809 - 418 páginas
...Historical and Moral Romance* 3 Vols. 18s. Lackington. 1809. IT his been justly observed by JOHNSON, that to select a singular event, and swell it to a...he that forsakes the probable, may always find the marvellous—and it has little use; we are affected only as we believe; we are improved only as we... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 494 páginas
...Romans credible ; but its revival disgusts us with apparent and unconquerable falsehood. Incredulus odi. To select a singular event, and swell it to a giant's...something to be imitated or declined. I do not see that The Bard promotes any truth, moral or political. His stanzas are too long, especially his epodes;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 404 páginas
...credible ; but its revival disgusts us with apparent aiid unconquerable falsehood. Incredulus odi. To select a singular event, and swell it to a giant's"...something to be imitated or declined. I do not see that " The Bard" promotes any truth, moral or political. His stanzas are too long, especially his epodes... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 628 páginas
...Romans credible ; but its revival disgusts us with apparent and unconquerable falsehood. Jneredulus odi. To select a singular event, and swell it to a giant's...something to be imitated or declined. I do not see that The Bard promotes any truth, moral or political. His stanzas are too long, especially his epodes... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 408 páginas
...Romans credible ; but its revival disgusts us with apparent and unconquerable falsehood. Incredulus odi. To select a singular event, and swell it to a giant's...something to be imitated or declined. I do not see that " The Bard" promotes any truth, moral or political. His stanzas are too long, especially his epodes... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 464 páginas
...and unconquerable falsehood, ftereduhtt odi. To select a singular event, and swell it to a giartt's bulk by fabulous appendages of spectres and predictions,...something to be imitated or declined. I do not see that The Bard promotes any truth, moral or political. His stanzas are too long, especially his epodes... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 366 páginas
...Romans credible ; but its revival disgusts us with apparent and unconquerable falsehood. Incredulus odi. To select a singular event, and swell it to a giant's...something to be imitated or declined. I do not see that The Bard promotes any truth, moral or political. His stanzas are too long, especially his epodes... | |
 | Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor and Jones - 1811 - 894 páginas
...Authoress of the Daughters of Iscnhcrp, 3 vol. hits. 18s. *#* " It has been justly observed by Johnson, that to select a singular event and swell it to a...difficulty ; for he that forsakes the probable may alroays find the marvellout — and it has little use; we are affected only as we believe ae are improved,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1820 - 412 páginas
...Romans credible; but its revival disgusts us with apparent and unconquerable falsehood. Increduhts odi. To select a singular event, and swell it to a giant's...something to be imitated or declined. I do not see that "The " Bard" promotes any truth, moral or political. His stanzas are too long, especially his... | |
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To select a singular event, and swell it to a giant's bulk by fabulous appendages of spectres and predictions, has little difficulty ; for he that forsakes the probable may always find the marvellous. And it has little use ; we are affected only as we... 
