 He is at least one of the few poets with whom youth and ignorance may be safely pleased; and happy will be that reader whose mind is disposed, by his verses or his prose, to imitate him in all but his non-conformity, to copy his benevolence to man, and...  The Literary panorama - Page 5251807Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | 1806 - 816 pages
...is at least one of those few poets with whom (even) youth and ignorance may be safely pleas« ed ; and happy will be that reader whose mind is disposed by his verses, or hii prose, to copy his benevolence to men, and his reverence to God." After this opinion of our eminent... | |
 | Erasmus Middleton - 1816 - 566 pages
...wish for a greater measure of sprightliness and vigour ? He is at least one of the few poets with whom youth and ignorance may be safely pleased ; and happy...whose mind is disposed, by his verses or his prose, to imitate him in all but his nonconformity, to copy his benevolence to man, and his reverence to GoD.'... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1816 - 674 pages
...his eulogium on Dr. Watts, we have a sight of the complexion of his thoughts: " Happy," says he, " will be that reader, whose mind is disposed by his verses or his prose to imitate him in all, but his nonconformity — to copy his benevolence to man, and his reverence to... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 464 pages
...wish for a greater measure of sprightliness and vigour ! He is at least one of the few poets with whom youth and ignorance may be safely pleased : and happy...his verses or his prose, to copy his benevolence to man, and his reverence to God, LYRICS PREFACE. IT has been a long complaint of the virtuous and refined... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 404 pages
...wish for a greater measure of sprightliness and vigour. He is at least one of the few poets with whom youth and ignorance may be safely pleased ; and happy...whose mind is disposed, by his verses or his prose, to imitate him in all but his, nonconformity, to copy his benevolence to men, and his reverence to God.... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 284 pages
...wish for a greater measure of sprightliness and vigour? He is at least one of the few poets with whom youth and ignorance may be safely pleased: and happy...whose mind is disposed, by his verses or his prose, to imitate him in all but his nonconformity; to copy his benevolence to man, and his reverence to God!... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 404 pages
...wish for a greater measure of spritcliucss and vigour ? He is at least one of the few poets with whom youth and ignorance may be safely pleased; and happy...whose mind is disposed, by his verses or his prose, to imitate him in all but his nonconformity, to copy his benevolence to man, and his reverence to God.... | |
 | Thomas Frognall Dibdin - 1824 - 982 pages
...indeed the more exclusive property of the disciplined theological student ; but the general reader * " Happy will be that reader, whose mind is disposed, by his verses or his prose, to imitate him in all but his non-conformity : to copy his benevolence to man, and his reverence to God."... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 682 pages
...for a greater measure of spriteliness and vigour ? He is at least one of the few poets with whoiri youth and ignorance may be safely pleased ; and happy...whose mind is disposed, by his verses or his prose, to imitate him in all but his nonconformity, to copy his benevolence to man, and his reverence to God.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 750 pages
...for a greater measure of sprightliness and vigour? He is, at least, one of the few poets with whom youth and ignorance may be safely pleased; and happy...whose mind is disposed, by his verses or his prose, to imitate him in all but his nonconformity, to copy his benevolence to man, and his reverence to God.... | |
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