 Perhaps no nation ever produced a writer that enriched his language with such variety of models. To him we owe the improvement, perhaps the completion of our metre, the refinement of our language, and much of the correctness of our sentiments.  The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature - Side 450redigeret af - 1779Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Samuel Johnson - 1772 - 388 sider
...than any other Enghjh writer could fufply. Perhaps no nation ever produced a writer that enriched hrs language with fuch variety of models. To him we owe...metre, the refinement of our language, and much of the corredlnefs of our fcntiments. By him we were taught Japere & fan, to think naturally and exprefs forcibly.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 484 sider
...he could felecl from them better fpecimens of every mode of poetry than any other Engli/b •wrifcr could fupply. Perhaps no nation ever produced a writer...metre, the refinement of our language, and much of the corre&nefs of our fentiments. By him we were taught fapere & far:, to think naturally and exprefs forcibly.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 476 sider
...from them better fpecimens of every mode of poetry than any other Eng/i/Jj •writer could fuppty . Perhaps no nation ever produced a writer that enriched...metre, the refinement of our language, and much of the correclrte/s of our our fentiments. By him we were taught Japere &fari, to think naturally and exprcfs... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 456 sider
...Pope, that he could fekft from them better jpeclmcns of every mode of poetry than any other EngliJJ} writer could fupply. Perhaps no nation ever produced...metre, the refinement of our language, and much of the correctnefs of our fentiments. By him we were taught fapere & fari, to think naturally and exprefs... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 484 sider
...no nation ever produced a writer that enriched his language with fuch variety of models. To him w? owe the improvement, perhaps the completion of our metre, the refinement of pur language, and much of the corre&nefs of our fentiments. By him we were taught fapere & fari, to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 sider
...felefl from them hetter fpecimens of every mode of poetry than any other Engti/h writer could fuppfy. Perhaps no nation ever produced a writer that enriched...metre, the refinement of our language, and much of the corre&nefs of our fentiments. By him we were taught fafere & fari, to think naturally and exprefs foreibly.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 sider
...nation ever produced a writer that enriched his language with fuch'variety of models. To him ive owethe improvement, perhaps the completion of our metre, the refinement of our language, and much of the correctnefs of our fentiments. By him we were taught fapere &? fari, to think naturally and exprefs... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 344 sider
...that " he could feleft from them better fpecimens " of every mode of poetry than any other " Englifh writer could fupply." Perhaps no nation ever produced...language, and much of the correftnefs of our fentiments. By him we were taught " fa" pere & fari," to think naturally and exprefc forcibly. Though Davies has... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 sider
...nation ever produced a writer that enriched his language with fuch variety of models. To him we awe the improvement, perhaps the completion of our metre, the refinement of our language, and much of the correctnefs of our fentiments. By him we were taught " fapere & fari," to think naturally and exprefs... | |
 | 1793 - 806 sider
...cuccd a writer that enriched hi* lauguage with fuch variety of models. To him we owe the it provemcnt, perhaps the completion of our metre, the refinement of our language, and much of к correíh'.efs of our fentimcBti. By him we were taught " fipsre et fari," to think naturally, *... | |
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