The variety of pauses, so much boasted by the lovers of blank verse, changes the measures of an English poet to the periods of a declaimer ; and there are only a few skilful and happy readers of Milton, who enable their audience to perceive where the... The works of Samuel Johnson - Page 168by Samuel Johnson - 1824Full view - About this book
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 302 pages
...changes the meafures of an Englifh poet to the periods of a declaimer; and there are only a few fkilful and happy readers of Milton, who enable their audience to perceive where the lines end or begin. Elank verfe, faid an ingenious critick, fecmt to be verfe only to the eye. Poetry may fubfift without... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 280 pages
...variety of paules, fo much boafted by the lovers of blank verfe, changes the meafures of an Englim poet to the periods of a declaimer ; and there are only a few fkilful and happy readers of Milton, who enable their audience to perceive where the lines end or begin.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 494 pages
...changes the meafures of an Englifh poet to the periods of a declaimer ; and there are only a few fldlful and happy readers of Milton, who enable their audience to perceive where the lines end or begin. Blank wrfe., faid an ingenious eritick, feems to he verfe only to the eye. Poetry may fubfift without rhyme,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 498 pages
...variety of paufes, fo much boafted by the lovers of blank verfe, changes the meafuresof an Englifh poet to the periods of a declaimer ; and there are only a few fkilful and happy readers of Milton, who enable their audience to perceive where the lines end or begin,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 478 pages
...the meafures of sin Englim poet to the periods of a decl aimer ; and there are only a few fltilful and happy readers •of Milton, who enable their audience to perceive where the lines end or i>egin. Blank verfe, faid an ingenious critick, feemt to be only to the eye. Poetry may fubfift without... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...changes the rneafures of an Englifh poet $o the periods of a declaimer; and there are only a few fkilful and happy readers of Milton, who enable their audience to perceive where the lines end or begin. Blank verje, faid an ingenious critick, feems to be Vcrfe only to the eye. ' Poetry raay fubfift without... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 pages
...variety of paufes, fo much bo?.fted by the lovers of blank. verfe, changes the meafures of an Englifh poet to the periods of a declaimer; and there are only a few Ikiiful and happy readers of Milton, who enable their audience to pereeive where the lines end or begin.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1790 - 508 pages
...verfe, changes the meafures of an Englifh poet to the periods of a declaimer; and there are only a few happy readers of Milton, who .enable their audience to perceive where the lines end or begin. Blank verfe, faid an ingenious critick, feems to be verfe only to the eye. • Poetry may fubfift without... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...variety of paufes, fo much boafted by the lovers of blank verfe, changes the meafures of an Englifh, poet to the periods of a declaimer; and there are only a few happy readers of Milton, who enable their audience to perceive where the lines end or begin. Blank... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 pages
...variety of paufes, fo much boafted by the lovers of blank verfe, changes the meafures of an Englifh pdet to the periods of a declaimer ; and there are only a few fkilful and happy readers of Milton, who enable their audience to perceive where the lines end or begin.... | |
| |