 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...Jealous I was that some less skilful hand (Such as disquiet always what is well, And by ill imitating would excel) Might hence presume the whole creation's day To change in scenes, and show it in a play. Pardon me, mighty Poet, nor despise My causeless, yet not impious, surmise. But I am now convinc'd,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...some less skilful hand, (Such as disquiet always what is well, And by ill imitating v/ould eixel,) Might hence presume the whole creation's day, To change in scenes, and show it in a playVol. I. A a Ir * Downet «ayi, it was performed on a very unlucky day, vU. that en which the duke... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 436 pages
...his address to Milton: Or if a work so infinite be spanned, Jealous I was, it-st some less skilful hand. Such as disquiet always what is well. And by...Might hence presume the whole creation's day To change ii scenes, and shew it in a play. The " State of Innocence" seems to have been undertaken by Dryden... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 654 pages
...thus to Milton : « • • Or if a work BO infinite be spann'd, Jealous I was lest some less skilful hand, (Such as disquiet always what is well, And by...To change in scenes, and show it in a play. It is another of his hasty productions ; for the heat of his imagination raised it in a month. This composition... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 pages
...thus to Milton : " Or if a work so infinite be spann'd, " Jealous J was lest some less skilful hand V (Such as disquiet always what is well, " And by ill-imitating...the whole creation's day " To change in scenes, and shew it in a play." Jt is another of his hasty productions ; for the heat of his imagination raised... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pages
...writes thus to Milton : " Or if a work so infinite be spann'3, Jealous I was lest some less skilful hand (Such as disquiet always what is well, And 'by...hence presume the whole creation's day To change in seenes, and shew it in a play." <t is another of his hasty productions ; for the heat of his imagination... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pages
...writes ihus to Milton : '' Or if a work so infinite be spann'd, Jealous 1 was lest some less skilful hand (Such as disquiet always what is well, And by ill-imitating would excel,) Aright henee presume the whole creation's day To change in scenes, and shew it in a play." ii is another... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 492 pages
...undoubtedly great beauties, and is very highly commended by Nathaniel " Jealous I was that some less skilful hand " (Such as disquiet always what is well, " And...ill-imitating would excel) " Might hence presume the yvhole creation's day " To change in scenes, and show it in a play." . It is one of Dryden's hasty... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 494 pages
...writes thus to Milton : ?' Or if a work so infinite he spann'd, " Jealous I was that some less skilful hand " (Such as disquiet always what is well, " And by ill-imitating would excclj " Might bence presume the whole creation's day " To change in scene?, and show it in a play."... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 486 pages
...writes thus to Milton : " Or if a work so infinite be spann'd, " Jealous I was lest some less skilful hand " (Such as disquiet always what is well, " And...the whole creation's day " To change in scenes, and shew it in a play." It is another of his hasty productions ; for the heat of his imagination raised... | |
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And by ill-imitating would excel,) Might hence presume the whole Creation's day To change in scenes, and show it in a play. 
