 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - Liczba stron: 254
...has by the weight of its character forced its way into this collection, is unqueftionably the nobleft production of Addifon's genius. Of a work fo much...difficult to fay any thing new. About things on which the publick thinks long, it commonly attains to think right; and of Cato it has been not unjuftly determined,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - Liczba stron: 254
...has by the weight of its character forced its way into this collection, is unqueftionably the nobleft production of Addifon's genius. Of a work fo much...difficult to fay any thing new. About things on which the publick thinks long, it comrnonly attains to think right; and of Cato it has been not unjuftly determined,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1783 - Liczba stron: 484
...the weight of its character forced its way into the late collection, is unqueftionably the nobleft production of Addifon's genius. Of a work fo much...attains to think right; and of Cato it has been not unjuftly determined, that it is rather a poem in dialogue than a drama, rather a fucceffion of juft... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - Liczba stron: 450
...weight of its chara&er forced its way into the late colle&ion, is unqueftionably the nobleft produ&ion of Addifon's genius. Of a work fo much read, it is...difficult to fay any thing new. About things on which the publick thinks long, it commonly attains to think right; and of Cato it has been not unjuftly determined,... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - Liczba stron: 360
...its cl forced its way into the late collection, queftionably the nobleft production of Addi! fon's genius. Of a work fo much read, it is difficult to fay any thing new. About things on which the publick thinks long, it commonly attains to think right, and of Cato it has been notunjuftly determined,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - Liczba stron: 444
...the weight of its character forced its way into the late collection, is unqueftionably the nobleft production of Addifon's genius. Of a work fo much read, it is difficult to fay any thing new. About thing's on which the publick thinks long, it commonly attains to think right; and of Cato it has been... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1797 - Liczba stron: 278
...'compofitions, he comes to the Tragedy of " Cato," which he fays " — -- is unqueftionably the nobleft production of Addifon's genius. Of a work fo much...difficult to fay any thing new. About things on which the publick think long, it commonly attains to think right ; and of " Cato" it has not been unjuftly determmed,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - Liczba stron: 648
...yet the voice of the people, when to please the people is the purpose, deserves regard.' Ib. 376. • About things on which the public thinks long, it commonly attains to think right.' Ib. 456. • These apologies are always useless: " de gustibus non est disputandum;" men may be convinced,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - Liczba stron: 640
...great; yet the voice of the people, when to please the people is the purpose, deserves regard.' Ib.yjb. -About things on which the public thinks long, it commonly attains to think right.' Ib. 456. ' These apologies are always useless: "de gustibus non est disputandum;" men may be convinced,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - Liczba stron: 714
...noblest production of Addison's genius. Of a work so much read it is difficult to say any thing n«r. About things on which the public thinks long, it commonly...attains to think right; and of Cato it has been not unjustly determined, that ii> is rather* poem in dialogue than a dr?.ma, rather a succession of just... | |
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production of Addifon's genius. Of a work fo much read, it is difficult to fay any thing new. About things on which the Public thinks long, it commonly attains to think right ; and of Cato it has been not 
