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" These odes are marked by glittering accumulations of ungraceful ornaments, they strike rather than please; the images are magnified by affectation; the language is laboured into harshness. The mind of the writer seems to work with unnatural violence.... "
The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With an Essay on His Life and Genius - Page 301
by Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1843
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Lives

Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...rather than please : the images are magnified by affectation; the language is laboured into harshnes. The mind of the writer seems to work with unnatural...and his struggle are too visible, and there is too Jittle appearance ot ease and nature. To say that he has no beauties, would be unjust : a man like...
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The Lives of the Most Celebrated English Poets, with Criticisms. Extracted ...

Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 322 pages
...censures. His criticism on Gray concludes with the following paragraphs : " These Odea are marked by glittering accumulations of ungraceful ornaments ;...visible, and there is too little appearance of ease or nature. " To say that he has no beauties would be unjust : a man like him, of great learning and...
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The Monthly Anthology, and Boston Review, Volume 5

Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1808 - 710 pages
...by the •mperiour authority of the mighty Johnson. • These odes (says the doctor) are marked by glittering accumulations of ungraceful ornaments....laboured into harshness. The mind of the writer seems tp work with unnatural violence, f)mb!e, Jot:bit, toil and (rouble. His art and his struggle are too...
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The Monthly Anthology, and Boston Review, Volume 5

Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1808 - 702 pages
...by the supérieur authority of tue mighty Johnson. • These odes- (says the tloctor) are marked by glittering accumulations of ungraceful ornaments....affectation ; the language is laboured into harshness. The Blind of the writer seems to work with unnatural violence, Double, double, toll and lr,uble. Hie art...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper, Volume 14

Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 622 pages
...better example ; but suicide is always to be had, without expense of thought. These odes are marked by glittering accumulations of ungraceful ornaments ;...there is too little appearance of ease and nature !. To say that he has no beauties, would be unjust : a man like him, of great learning and great industry,...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper;: Mallet, Akenside ...

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 622 pages
...better example ; but suicide is always to be had, without expense of thought. These odes are marked by glittering accumulations of ungraceful ornaments ;...struggle are too visible, and there is too little apt pearance of ease and nature '. To say that he has no beauties, would be unjust : a man like him,...
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Prior. Congreve. Blackmore. Fenton. Gay. Granville. Yalden. Tickell. Hammond ...

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 464 pages
...better example ; but suicide is always to be had without expense of thought. These odes are marked by glittering accumulations of ungraceful ornaments ;...tall by walking on tiptoe. His art and his struggle urc too visible, and there is too little appearance of ease and nature.t To say that he has no beauties,...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including ..., Volume 14

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 628 pages
...better example ; but suicide is always to be had, without expense of thought. These odes are marked by glittering accumulations of ungraceful ornaments ;...dignity, and is tall by walking on tiptoe. His art and bis struggle are too visible, and there is too little appearance of ease and nature '. To say that...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With An Essay on His Life and ..., Volume 11

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 404 pages
...better example ; but suicide is always to be had; without expence of thought. These odes are marked by glittering accumulations of ungraceful ornaments ;...unnatural ' violence. " Double, double, toil and trouble." He'has a'kind of 'strutting dignity, and is tall by walking :ovt tiptoe. HiS'art artd-his struggle...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: Prior. Congreve. Blackmore ...

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 494 pages
...better example ; but suicide is always to be had without expense of thought. These odes are marked by glittering accumulations of ungraceful ornaments ;...the writer seems to work with unnatural violence: "Double,double, toil and trouble." He has a kind of strutting dignity, and is tall by walking on tiptoe....
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