... All the images of nature were still present to him, and he drew them not laboriously but luckily: when he describes anything you more than see it, you feel it too. Those who accuse him to have wanted learning, give him the greater commendation: he... Prose - Page 7251826Full view - About this book
| Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 lehte
...learning, give him the greater com" mendation : he was naturally learned: he needed *' not the fpectacles of books to read nature ; he ** looked inwards, and...cannot *' fay he is every where alike ; were he fo, I mould " do him injury to compare him with the greateft " of mankind. He is many times flat and infipid;... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 lehte
...learning, give him the greater com" mendation : he was naturally learned : he needed " not the fpectacles of books to read nature; he " looked inwards, and...cannot " fay he is every where alike; were he fo, I fhould " do him injury to compare him with the greateft " of mankind. He is many times flat and infipid... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 lehte
...commendation : he " was naturally learned: he needed not the fpeftacles " of books to read nature; lie looked inwards, and " found her there. I cannot fay he is every where «' alike •, were he fo, I fhouki do him injury to com" pare him with the greateft of mankind. He is •" many times flat and... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 412 lehte
...Learning, give him the greater Commendation: He was naturally learned: He needed not the Spectacles of Books to read Nature ; he looked inwards, and found...cannot fay he is every where alike ; were he fo I fliould do him Injury to compare him with the Greatefi: of Mankind, He is many times flat and infipid;... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 lehte
...Commendation: He was naturally learned: He ' needed not the Spectacles of Books to rea<i Na'* ture$ he looked inwards, and found her there. ' I cannot fay 'he is every where alike ; were he (o ' I fhoulrt do him Injury to compare tum with the •' Greateft of Mankind. He is many times flat... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 lehte
...Commendation: He was naturally learned: He * needed not the Spectacles of Books to read Na* ture ; he looked inwards, and found her there. ' I cannot fay he is every where alike ; were he £o ' I (hould do him Injury to compare him with the 1 Greatefr. of Mankind. He is many times flat... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1778 - 746 lehte
...give him the greater commendation: he «« was naturally learned : he needed not the fpedtacles «' of books to read nature; he looked inwards, and " found her there. I cannot fay he is every where " alSke; were he fo, I ihould do him injury to com«' pare him with the greateft of mankind. He is... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1784 - 628 lehte
...He was naturally learned. He needed not the fpeftacles of books to' read nature. He looked inward, and found her there. I cannot fay he is every where alike. Were he fo, I fliould do him injury, to compare him to the greateft of mankind. He is many times flat and infipid... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 lehte
...learning, give him the greater commendation : he *' was naturally learned: he needed not the spectacles " of books to read nature ; he looked inwards, and " found her there, I cannot say he is every where " alike ; were he so, I should do him injury to " compare him with the greatest... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1793 - 860 lehte
...learning, give him the greater commendation ; he was naturally learned ; he needed not the fpectacles of books to read nature ; he looked inwards, and found...cannot fay he is every where alike ; were he fo, I ftiould do him injury to compare him with the greatefl of mankind. He is many times flat and infipid... | |
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