His descriptions of extended scenes and general effects bring before us the whole magnificence of Nature, whether pleasing or dreadful. The gaiety of Spring, the splendour of Summer, the tranquillity of Autumn, and the horror of Winter, take in their... The General Biographical Dictionary - Side 320af Alexander Chalmers - 1816Fuld visning - Om denne bog
| Hugh Blair - 1815 - 582 sider
...he never saw before what Thomson shews him, and that he never yet has felt what Thomson impresses. His descriptions of extended scenes, and general effects,...The gaiety of spring, the splendour of summer, the tranquility of autumn, and the horror of winter, take, in their turn, possession of the mind. Tke poet... | |
| James Thomson - 1816 - 256 sider
...and embarrassed by the frequent intersections of the sense, which are the necessary effects of rhyme. His descriptions of extended scenes and general effects,...whether pleasing or dreadful. The gaiety of Spring, the splendor of Summer, the tranquillity of Autumn, and the horror of Winter, take in, their turns possession... | |
| John Evans - 1817 - 610 sider
...he never saw before what Thomson shews him, and that he never yet has felt what Thomson impresses. His descriptions of extended scenes, and general effects,...their turns, possession of the mind. " The poet leads ns through the appearances of things as they are successively varied by the vicissitudes of the year,... | |
| Hugh Blair - 1817 - 516 sider
...never yet has felt what Thomson impresses. His descriptions of extended scenes, and general em-cts, bring before us the whole magnificence of nature,...tranquillity of autumn, and the horror of winter, Mr. Parncll's tale o'f the Hermit is conspicuous throughout the whole of it, for beautiful descriptive... | |
| George Alexander Cooke - 1817 - 300 sider
...excellent dramatic and pastoral poet; he was horn in the year If00, and died in 1748. His "Seasons" bring before us the whole magnificence of nature, whether pleasing or dreadful, and have never, either in style or imagery, been equalled. His other works are, five tragedies, a part... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1819 - 364 sider
...and embarrassed by the frequent intersections of the sense which are the necessary effects of rhyme. His descriptions of extended scenes and general effects...tranquillity of autumn, and the horror of winter, take in thejr turns possession of the mind. The poet leads us through the appearances of things as they are... | |
| Hugh Blair - 1823 - 400 sider
...shews him, and that he never yet " has felt what Thomson impresses. His descriptions of ex." tended scenes, and general effects, bring before us the whole...of Autumn, and the horror of Winter, take, in their turn, " possession of the mind. The poet leads us through the ap" pearances of things, as they are... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 404 sider
...and embarrassed by the frequent intersection of the sense, which are the necessary effects of rhyme. His descriptions of extended scenes and general effects...The gaiety of Spring, the splendour of Summer, the tranquil, lity of Autumn, and the horror of Winter, take in their turns possession of the mind. The... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 410 sider
...and embarrassed by the frequent intersection of the sense, which are the necessary effects of rhyme. His descriptions of extended scenes and general effects bring before us the whole magnificence of Mature, whether pleasing or dreadful. The gaiety of Spring, the splendour of Summer, the tranquillity... | |
| Hugh Blair - 1824 - 510 sider
...be never saw before what Thomson shows him, and that he never yet has felt what Thomson impresses. His descriptions of extended scenes, and general effects,...magnificence of nature, whether pleasing or dreadful. The gayety of Spring, the splendour of Summer, the tranquillity of Autumn, and the horror of Winter, take,... | |
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