| James Boswell - 1820 - 476 pages
...seems not much acquainted, lie is, therefore, with all his variety of excellence, not often pathetick; and had so little sensibility of the power of effusions...ever drew a tear. Various Readings in the Life of DRYDEN. " The reason of this general perusal, Addison has attempted to [find in] derive from the delight... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - 550 pages
...acquainted. He is, therefore, with all his variety of excellence, not often pathetic; and had so lit! le sensibility of the power of effusions purely natural,...ever drew a tear. Various Readings in the Life of Dryden. " The reason of this general perusal, Addisonhas attempted to [find in] dtrivefrom the delight... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 466 pages
...ambition, or exasperated revenge. He is therefore, with all his variety of excellence, not often pathetic ; and had so little sensibility of the power of effusions...purely natural, that he did not esteem them in others. Simplicity gave him no pleasure ; and for the first part of his life he looked on Otway with contempt,... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 476 pages
...exasperated revenge. • ,,J vi He is therefore, with all his variety of excellence, not often pathetick ; and had so little sensibility of the power of effusions...purely natural, that he did not esteem them in others. rip plfasni-e ; and for the first part of his life he looked on Otway with contempt, though at last,... | |
| James Boswell - 1821 - 418 pages
...not much acquainted. He is, therefore, with all his variety of excellence, not often pathetick ; ' and had so little sensibility of the power of effusions...that ever drew a tear. Various Readings in the Life " The reason of this general perusal, Addison has attempted to [find in] derive from the delight which... | |
| James Boswell - 1821 - 412 pages
...seems not much acquainted. He is, therefore, with all his variety of excellence, not often pathetick ;' and had so little sensibility of the power of effusions...that ever drew a tear. Various Readings in the Life «/°DRYDEN. " The reason of this general perusal, Addison has attempted to [find in] derive from the... | |
| James Boswell - Authors, English - 1822 - 506 pages
...seems not much acquainted. He is, therefore, with all his variety of excellence, not often pathetick 2 and had so little sensibility of the power of effusions...ever drew a tear. Various Readings in the Life of DIIYDEN. " The reason of this general perusal, Addison has attempted to [find in] derive from the delight... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - Authors, English - 1823 - 652 pages
...or exasperated revenge. He is therefore, with all his variety of excellence, not often pathetick ; and had so little sensibility of the power of effusions...purely natural, that he did not esteem them in others. Simplicity gave him no pleasure ; and for the first part of his life he looked on Otway with contempt,... | |
| Saturday night - 1824 - 968 pages
...ambition, or exasperated revenge. He is therefore, with all bis variety of excellence, not often pathetic ; and had so little sensibility of the power of effusions...purely natural, that he did not esteem them in others. Simplicity gave him no pleasure, and for the first part of his life he looked on Otway with contempt,... | |
| George Walker - English prose literature - 1825 - 668 pages
...or exasperated revenge. He is, therefore, with all his variety of excellence, not often pathetic ; and had so little sensibility of the power of effusions...purely natural, that he did not esteem them in others : simplicity gave him no pleasure; and for the first part of his life he looked on Otway with contempt,... | |
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