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" To a poet nothing can be useless. Whatever is beautiful, and whatever is dreadful, must be familiar to his imagination : he must be conversant with all that is awfully vast or elegantly little. The plants of the garden, the animals of the wood, the minerals... "
Lectures on Natural and Experimental Philosophy: Considered in It's [sic ... - Page 87
by George Adams - 1794
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The New [afterw.] Owen's weekly chronicle; or ..., Volume 2, Issues 40-91

1759 - 422 pages
...if beau:iful, and whatever is dreadful, muft bfr familiar to his imagination : he muft be convcrfant with all that is awfully vaft or elegantly little.'...the garden, the animals of the wood, the minerals oP the earth, and meteors of .the fky, muft all' concur to (lore his mind with inexhauftible on, through...
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An Introduction to the Most Useful European Languages ...: Select Passages ...

Giuseppe Baretti - 1772 - 490 pages
...ufelefs. Whatever is beautiful and whatever is dreadful, mutt be familiar to his imagination : he muft be converfant with all that is awfully vaft, or elegantly...the animals of the wood, the minerals of the earth, the meteors of the fty, muft all concur to ftore bis mind with inexhauftible variety; for every idea...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Tales and visions: The history of ...

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 pages
...ufelefs. Whatever is beautiful, and whatever is dreadful, muft be familiar to his imagination : he muft be converfant with all that is awfully vaft or elegantly...animals of the wood, the minerals of the earth, and meteors of the fky, muft all concur to (lore his mind with inexhauftible variety: for every idea is...
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The history of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia. The vision of Theodore. The ...

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 534 pages
...ufelefs. Whatever is beautiful, and whatever is dreadful, muft be familiar yo his imagination : he muft be converfant with all that is awfully vaft or elegantly...animals of the wood, the minerals of the earth, and meteors of the fky, muft all concur to ftore his mind with inexhauftible variety : for every idea is...
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The history of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia. The vision of Theodore. The ...

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 560 pages
...ufelefs. Whatever is beautiful, and whatever is dreadful, muft be familiar to his imagination : he muft be converfant with all that is awfully vaft or elegantly...animals of the wood, the minerals of the earth, and meteors of the fky, muft all concur to ftore his mind with inexhauftible variety : for every idea is...
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The Novelist's Magazine, Volume 23

1788 - 778 pages
...imagination : he-muft be • cunverfint with all that is awfully vkrt or eleg4nt'iy little. The plants of ths garden, the animals of the wood, the. minerals of the earth, and meteors of the iky, miift all concur to ftoie bis. mind with irtcxhaullible variety : for every idea...
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The Prince of Abissinia: A Tale

Samuel Johnson - 1790 - 318 pages
...ufelefs. Whatever is beautiful, and whatever is dreadful, muft be familiar to his imagination : he muft be converfant with all that is awfully vaft or elegantly...animals of the wood, the minerals of the earth, and meteors of the fk$ muft all concur to ftore his mind with inexhauftible variety : for every idea is...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson.LL.D..: A dissertation upon the Greek comedy ...

Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 586 pages
...ufelefs. "Whatever is beautiful, and whatever is dreadful, muft be familiar to his imagination : he muft be converfant with all that is awfully vaft or elegantly...animals of the wood, the minerals of the earth, and meteors of the fky, muft al\ eoncur to ftore his mind with inexhauftible variety ; for every idea is...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected ...

Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 pages
...is beautiful, and whatever is dreadful, muft be familiar to his imagination : he muft be convenant with all that is awfully vaft or elegantly little....animals of the wood, the minerals of the earth, and meteprs of the iky, muft all concur to ftore his mind with inexhauftible variety: for every idea is...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose ..., Volume 2

1797 - 522 pages
...Whatever is beautiful, and whatever is dreadful, muil be familiar to hu imagination: he mud be ccmverfam with all that is awfully vaft or elegantly little. The plants of the garden, the ani. mals of the wood , the minerals of the earth, and meteors of the Iky, mud all concur to (lore...
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