 | 1729 - 320 sider
...defcribe. In this cafe the Poet feems to get the better of Nature ; he takes, indeed, the Landskip after her, but gives it more vigorous Touches, heightens its Beauty, and fo enlivens the whole Piece, that the Images which flow from the Objects themfelves appear weak and... | |
 | 1786 - 670 sider
...indeed, the hiulikip after her, but gives it more Vigorous touches, heightens it's becuity, and fo enlivens the whole piece, that the images which flow from the objects themfelves appear weak and faint, in comparifon of thofe that come from the exprelfions. The ii'albn,... | |
 | 1803 - 376 sider
...stronger colours, and painted more to the life in his imagination, by the help of words than by an actual survey of the scene which they describe. In...to get the better of nature ; he takes, indeed, the landskip after her, but gives it more vigorous touches, heightens its beauty, and so enlivens the whole... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 sider
...stronger colours, and painted more to the life in his imagination, by the lielp of words, than by an actual survey of the scene which they describe. In...which flow from the objects themselves appear weak and faint, in comparison of those that come from the expressions. The reason probably may be, because... | |
 | 1804 - 412 sider
...stronger colours, and painted more to the life in his imagination, by the help of words than by an actual survey of the scene which they describe. In...to get the better of nature; he takes, indeed, the landskip after her, but gives it more vigorous touches, heightens its beauty, and so enlivens the whole... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 346 sider
...stronger colours, and painted more to the life in his imagination, by the help of words, than by an actual survey of the scene which they describe. In...seems to get the better of nature: he takes, indeed, th« landscape after her, but gives it more vigorous touches, heightens its beauty, and so enlivens... | |
 | 1810 - 350 sider
...stronger colours, and painted more to the life in his imagination, by the help of words, than by an actual survey of the scene which they describe. In...the images which flow from the objects themselves appealweak and faint, in comparison of those that come from the expressions. The reason, probably,... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 682 sider
...stronger colours, and painted more to the life in his imagination, by the help of words, than by an actual survey of the scene which they describe. In...which flow from the objects themselves appear weak and faint, in comparison of those that come from the expressions. The reason, probably, may be, because,... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 322 sider
...stronger colours, and painted more to the life in his imagination, by the help of words, than by an actual survey of the scene which they describe. In...which flow from the objects themselves appear weak and faint, in comparison of those that come from the expressions. The reason, probably, may be, because,... | |
 | 1824 - 268 sider
...stronger colours, and painted more to the life in his imagination, by the help of words, than by an actual survey of the scene which they describe. In...which flow from the objects themselves appear weak and faint, in comparison of those that come from the expressions. The reason probably may be, because... | |
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Words, when well chosen, have so great a force in them, that a description often gives us more lively ideas than the sight of things themselves. The reader finds a scene drawn in stronger colours, and painted more to the life in his imagination, by the... 
