| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 516 pages
...induftry, and the extent of his capacity. He was one of the firft authors that taught the Diffenters to court attention by the graces of language. Whatever...they had among them before, whether of learning or acutenefs, was commonly obfcured and blunted by coarfen-efs and inelegance of ftyle. He fhewed them,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 248 pages
...induftry, and the extent of his capacity. He He was one of the firft authors that taught the Diflenters to court attention by the graces of language. Whatever...they had among them before, whether of learning or acutenefs, was commonly obfcured and blunted by coarfenefs and inelegance of ftile. He fhewed them,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...indufhy, and the extent of his capacity. He was one of the firft authors that taught the Dif fenters to court attention by the graces of language. Whatever...they had among them before, whether of learning or acutenefs, was commonly obfcured and blunted by coarfenefs and inelegance of ftyle. He fhewed them,... | |
| SAMUEL JOHNSON - 1781 - 254 pages
...induftry, and the extent of his capacity. He was one of the firft authors that taught the Diflenters to court attention by the graces of language. Whatever...they had among them before, whether of learning or acutenefs, was commonly obfcured and blunted by coarfenefs and inelegance of ftile. He mewed them,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 516 pages
...induftiy, and the extent of his capacity. He was one of the firft authors that taught the Diffenters to court attention by the graces of language. Whatever they had among them before, \vhether of learning or acutenefs, Was commonly obfcured and blunted by coarfenefs and inelegance of... | |
| Biography - 1784 - 778 pages
...of Watts are remarkable to be omitted. " He was one of the firft authors that taught the Diflenters to court attention by the graces of language. Whatever...they had among them before, whether of learning or acutenefs, was commonly obfcured and blunted by coarfenefs and inelegance of ftyle. He fliewed them,... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...induftry, and the ejrtent of his capacity. He was one of the firft authors that taught the Diffenters to court attention by the graces of language. Whatever...they had among them before, whether of learning or acutenefs, was commonly obfcured and blunted by coarfenefs and inelegance of ftyle. He fhewed them,... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 676 pages
...induftry, and the extent of his capacity. He was one of the firft authors that taught the Diffenters to court attention by the graces of language. Whatever...they had among them before, Whether of learning or acutenefs, was commonly obfcured and blunted by coarfenefs and inelegance of flyle. He ihewed them,... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...induftry, and the extent of his capacity. V 7 . He was one of the firft authors that taught the Diffenters to court attention by the graces of language. Whatever...they had among them before, whether of learning or acutenefs, was commonly obfcured and blunted by coarfenefs and inelegance of ftyle. He ihewed them,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...and their variety, shew the intenseKfl of his industry, and the extent of his capacity. He was ona of the first authors that taught the Dissenters to...the graces of language. Whatever they had among them beforf, whether of learning or acuteness, was commonly obscured and blunted ty coarseness and inelegance... | |
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