 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 404 páginas
...apparent and unconquerable falsehood. Inc redulus odi. To select a singular event, and swell it t6 a giant's bulk by fabulous appendages of spectres...the probable may always find the marvellous. And it lias little use ; we are affected only as we believe ; we are improved only as we find something to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1820 - 406 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...and predictions, has little difficulty ; for he that y forsakes the probable may always find the mar- \r vellous. cAnd it has little use ; we are affected... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 284 páginas
...unconquerable falsehood. Incredulut odi. To select a singular event, and swell it to a giant's bnlk 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;... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 584 páginas
...Romans credible ; but its revival disgusts us with apparent and unconquerable falsehood. Infredulus odi. To select a singular event, and swell it to a giant's...of spectres and predictions, has little difficulty ; ton he that forsakes the prohable may always find the marvelous. And it has little use ; we are affected... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 404 páginas
...disgusts us with apparent and unconquerable falsehood. Incredulus odi. To select a singular event,-and swell it to a giant's bulk by fabulous appendages...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, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 410 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...believe; we are improved only as we find something to be y imitated or declined. I do not see that " The Bard" promotes any truth, moral or political. His stanzas... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 384 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... | |
 | William Collins, Thomas Gray, James Beattie, George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1824 - 478 páginas
...credible ; but its revival disgusts us with apparent and unconquerable falsehood. Incredtdtts 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 Card' promotes any truth, moral or political. • His stanzas are too long, especially his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 524 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 - 1825 - 520 páginas
...disgusts us with apparent and unconquerable falsehood. Incredulus odi. To select a singular e>ent, and swell it to a giant's bulk by fabulous appendages...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... | |
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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... 
