 Horace seem to have been written as relaxations of his genius. This employment became his favourite by its facility ; the plan was ready to his hand, and nothing was required but to accommodate as he could the sentiments of an old author to recent facts...  Reading Pope's Imitations of Horace - Page 15by Jacob Fuchs - 1989 - 168 lehteLimited preview - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 494 lehte
...the contention in the first for the dignity of vice and the celebration of the triumph of corruption. The imitations of Horace seem to have been written...Roman images and English manners, there will be an irreconcilable dissimilitude, and the work will be generally uncouth and party coloured, neither original... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 lehte
...as he could the sentiments of an old author to recent facts or familiar images; bnt what is easy is excellent; such imitations cannot give pleasure to...Roman images and English manners, there will be an irreconcil< able dissimilitude, and the work will be generally uncouth and party-coloured; neither... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 384 lehte
...excellent ; such imitations cannot give pleasure to common readers ; the man of learning may be Sdmetimes surprised and delighted by an unexpected parallel;...Roman images and English manners there will be an irreconcilable dissimilitude, and the work will be generally uncouth and party-coloured ; neither original... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 524 lehte
...contention in the first for the dignity of vice, and the celebration of the triumph of corruption. The imitations of Horace seem to have been written...Roman images and English manners, there will be an irreconcilable dissimilitude, and the work will be generally uncouth and partycoloured ; neither original... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 514 lehte
...contention in the first for the dignity of vice, and the celebration of the triumph of corruption. The imitations of Horace seem to have been written...Roman images and English manners, there will be an irreconcilable dissimilitude, and the work will be generally uncouth and partycoloured ; neither original... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 532 lehte
...the contention in the first for the dignity of vice and the celebration of the triumph of corruption. The imitations of Horace seem to have been written...Between Roman images and English manners, there will bf irreconcilcable dissimilitude, and the work will be genere incouth and party-coloured, neither original... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 520 lehte
...of corruption. The imitations of Horace seem to have been written as relaxations of his genius. Thia employment became his favourite by its facility ;...Roman images and English manners, there will be an irreconcilable dissimilitude, and the work will be generally uncouth and partycoloured ; neither original... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 520 lehte
...been written as relaxations of his genius. This employment became his favourite by its facility ; (he plan was ready to his hand, and nothing was required...Roman images and English manners, there will be an irreconcilable dissimilitude, and the work will be generally uncouth and partycoloured ; neither original... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1826 - 446 lehte
...the contention in the first for the dignity of vice and the celebration of the triumph of corruption. The imitations of Horace seem to have been written...strained applications. Between Roman images and English VH Tioners, there will be an irreconcileable dissimilitude, and the work will be generally uncouth... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1830 - 500 lehte
...imitations cannot gire pleasure to common readers; the man of learning may be sometimes surprised end delighted by an unexpected parallel; but the comparison...Roman images and English manners, there will be an irreconcilcable dissimilitude, nad the works will be generally uncouth and partycoloured: neither original... | |
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