 ... was in him true, evident, and actual wisdom. His moral precepts are practical, for they are drawn from an intimate acquaintance with human nature. His maxims carry conviction : for they are founded on the basis of common sense, and a very attentive...  Monthly Review; Or New Literary Journal - Page 79publié par - 1792Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Raymond Macdonald Alden - 1911 - 744 pages
...on the basis of common sense, and a very attentive and minute survey of real life. His mind was so full of imagery that he might have been perpetually...poet ; yet it is remarkable that, however rich his prose is in this respect, his poetical pieces in general have not much of that splendor, but are rather... | |
 | Annie Barnett, Lucy Dale - 1911 - 488 pages
...on the basis of common sense, and a very attentive and minute survey of real life. His mind was so full of imagery that he might have been perpetually...poet; yet it is remarkable, that however rich his prose is in this respect, his poetical pieces in general have not much of that splendour, but are rather... | |
 | Raymond Macdonald Alden - 1911 - 744 pages
...on the basis of common sense, and a very attentive and minute survey of real life. His mind was so full of imagery that he might have been perpetually...poet; yet it is remarkable that, however rich his prose is in this respect, his poetical pieces in general have not much of that splendor, but are rather... | |
 | Raymond Macdonald Alden - 1911 - 754 pages
...on the basis of common sense, and a very attentive and minute survey of real life. His mind was so full of imagery that he might have been perpetually...poet ; yet it is remarkable that, however rich his prose is in this respect, his poetical pieces in general have not much of that splendor, but are rather... | |
 | Robert Maynard Leonard - 1912 - 788 pages
...on the basis of common sense, and a very attentive and minute survey of real life. His mind was so full of imagery, that he might have been perpetually...poet ; yet it is remarkable, that, however rich his prose is in this respect, his poetical pieces, in general, have not much of that splendour, but are... | |
 | James Boswell - 1923 - 372 pages
...on the basis of common sense, and a very attentive and minute survey of real life. His mind was so full of imagery, that he might have been perpetually...poet; yet it is remarkable, that, however rich his prose is in this respect, his poetical pieces, in general, have not much of that splendour, but are... | |
 | John Ker Spittal - 1923 - 436 pages
...nature. His maxims carry conviction ; for they are founded on the basis of common sense. His mind was so full of imagery, that he might have been perpetually...poet ; yet it is remarkable, that however rich his prose is, in that respect, the poetical pieces which he wrote were in general not so, but rather strong... | |
 | John Ker Spittal - 1923 - 438 pages
...they are founded on the basis of ^commonjiense. His mind was so FuITof imagery, that he might Lave been perpetually a poet ; yet it is remarkable, that however rich his prose is, in that respect, the poetical pieces which he wrote were in general not so, but rather strong... | |
 | Gerald Edwin Se Boyar - 1925 - 456 pages
...on the basis of common sense, and a very attentive and minute survey of real life. His mind was so full of imagery, that he might have been perpetually...poet; yet it is remarkable, that, however rich his prose is in this respect, his poetical pieces, in general, have not much of that splendour, but are... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 696 pages
...nature. His maxims carry conviction; for they are founded on the basis of common sense. His mind was so full of imagery, that he might have been perpetually...poet ; yet it is remarkable, that however rich his prose is in that respect, the poetical pieces which he wrote were in general not so, but rather strong... | |
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