 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 364 pages
...rife from the field which it refrefhes. To judge rightly of an author, we muft tranfport ourfelves to his time,. and examine what were the wants of his contemporaries, and what were his means of fupplying them. That which is eafy at one time was difficult at another. Dryden at leaft imported his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 484 pages
...rife from the field which it refrefhes. To judge rightly of an author, we muft tranfport ourfelves to his time, and examine what were the wants of his contemporaries, and what were his means of fupplying them. That which is eafy at one time was difficult at another. Dryden at leaft imported his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...rife from the field which it refrefhes. { To judge rightly of an author, we muft tranfport ourfelves to his time, and examine what were the wants of his contemporaries, and what were his means of fupplying them. That which is eafy at one time was difficult at another. Dryden at leaft imported his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 pages
...rife from the field which it refrefhes. To judge .rightly of an author, we muft tranfpojt ourfelves to his time, and examine what were the wants of his contemporaries, arfd what were his means of fupplying them. That which is eafy at one time was difficult at another.... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 344 pages
...rife from the field which it refrefhes. To judge rightly of an author, we muft tranfport ourfelves to his time, and examine what were the wants of his contemporaries, and what were his means of fupplying them. That which is eafy at one time was difficult at another. Dryden at leaft imported his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...rife from the field which it refrefiies. To judge rightly of an author, we muft tranfport ourfelves to his time, and examine what were the wants of his contemporaries, and what were his means of fupplying them. That which is eafy at one time was difficult at another. Dryden at leaft imported his... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 608 pages
...ourselves, as the dew appears to rise from the field which it refreshes. " To judge rightly of an authour, we must transport ourselves to his time, and examine...which is easy at one time was difficult at another. Dryden at least imported his science, and gave his country what it wanted before ; or rather, he imported... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 606 pages
...ourselves, as the dew appears to rise from the field which it refreshes. " To judge rightly of an authour, we must transport ourselves to his time, and examine...which is easy at one time was difficult at another. Dryden at least imported his science, and gave his country what it wanted before ; or rather, he imported... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 622 pages
...o'trselves, as the dew appears to rise from the field which it refreshes" To judge rightly of an authour, we must transport ourselves to his time, and examine...which is easy at one time was difficult at another. Dryden at least imported his science, and gave his country what it wanted before ; nr rather, he imported... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 pages
...rife from the field which it refrefhes. To judge rightly of an author, we muft tranfport burfelves to his time, and examine what were the wants of his contemporaries, and what were his means of lupplying them. That which is eafy at one time was difficult at another. Dryden at leaft imported his... | |
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To judge rightly of an author, we must transport ourselves to his time, and examine what were the wants of his contemporaries, and what were his means of supplying them. 
