 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - Liczba stron: 624
...he says of Pope — 'He laboured his works, first to gain reputation, and afterwards to keep it.' He was not content to satisfy ; he desired to excel,...dared the judgment of his reader«; and expecting no indulgence from others, he showed none himself. He examined lines and words with minute and punctilious... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1842 - Liczba stron: 620
...he says of Pope — 'Ha laboured his works, first to gain reputation, and afterwards to keep it.' He was not content to satisfy ; he desired to excel,...not court the candour, but dared the judgment of his readers; and expecting no indulgence from others, he showed none himself. He examined lines and words... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1843 - Liczba stron: 718
...present moment happened to supply, and, when once it had passed the press, ejected it from his minJ ; for, when he had no pecuniary interest, he had no...dared the judgment, of his reader, and, expecting no indulgence from others, he showed none to himself. He examined lines and words with minute ond punctilious... | |
 | James Stamford Caldwell - 1843 - Liczba stron: 372
...first thoughts in his first words, and gradually to amplify, decorate, rectify, and refine them. 3 Pope was not content to satisfy; he desired to excel,...dared the judgment of his reader, and expecting no indulgence from others he showed none to himself 4 Alas! they would not do you wrong, But all appearances... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - Liczba stron: 738
...very little consideration ; when occasion or necessity called upon him, he poured out what the present indulgence from others, he showed none to himself. He examined lines and words with minute and punctilious... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - Liczba stron: 746
...very little consideration ; when occasion or necessity called upon him, he poured out what the present st. No more shall he hear thy voice ; no more awake...! but the field shall see thee no more ; nor the tor judgment of his reader, and expecting no indulgence from others, he showed none to himself. He... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - 1844 - Liczba stron: 444
...consideration : when occasion or necessity called upon him, he poured out what the present moment hap20 pened to supply, and, when once it had passed the pre'ss,...had no further solicitude. Pope was not content to sitisfy ; he desired to excdl, and therefore always endeavored to do his best ; he did not court the... | |
 | John Seely Hart - 1845 - Liczba stron: 404
...very little consideration ; when occasion or necessity called upon him, he poured out what the present moment happened to supply, and, when once it had passed...dared the judgment of his reader, and expecting no indulgence from others, he showed none to himself. He examined lines and words with minute and punctilious... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1845 - Liczba stron: 456
...very little consideration ; when occasion or necessity called upon him, he poured out what the present moment happened to supply and when once it had passed...satisfy; he desired to excel, and therefore always endeavored to do his best ; he did not court the candor, but dared the judgment of his reader, and,... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1845 - Liczba stron: 454
...very little consideration ; when occasion or necessity called upon him, he poured out what the present moment happened to supply and when once it had passed...satisfy; he desired to excel, and therefore always endeavored to do his best ; he did not court the candor, but dared the judgment of his reader, and,... | |
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... powers; he never attempted to make that better which was already good, nor often to mend what he must have known to be faulty. He wrote, as he tells us, with very little consideration; when occasion or necessity called upon him, he poured out what... 
