 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 482 pages
...his flocks alone, without any judge of his fkill in piping; and how one god afks another godwhat has become of Lycidas, and how neither god can tell. He who thus grieves will excite no fympathy ; he who thus pnufes will confer no honour. This poem has yet a grofler fault. With thefe... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 pages
...such as a college easily supplies. Nothing can less display knowledge, or less exercise invention, than to tell how a shepherd has lost his companion,...yet a grosser fault. With these trifling fictions are mingled the most awful and sacred truths, such as ought never to be polluted with such irreverend... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 pages
...such as a college easily supplies, Nothing can less display knowledge, or less exercise invention, than to tell how a shepherd has lost his companion, and must now feed hig flocks alone, without any judge of his skill in piping ; and how one god asks another god what... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pages
...such as a college easily supplies. Nothing can less display knowledge, or less exercise invention, than to. tell how a shepherd has lost his companion,...tell. He who thus grieves will excite no sympathy j he who thus praises will confer no honour. This poem has yet a grosser fault. With these trifling... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 486 pages
...such as a college easily supplies. Nothing can less display knowledge, or less exercise invention, than to tell how a shepherd has lost his companion,...yet a grosser fault. With these trifling fictions are mingled the most awful and sacred truths, such as ought never to be polluted with such irreverend... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 410 pages
...meaning is so uncertain and remote, that it is never sought, because it cannot be known when it is found. a shepherd has lost his companion, and must now feed...in piping • and how one god asks another god what has become of Lycidas, and how neither god can tell. He who thus grieves will excite no sympathy ;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 470 pages
...such as a college easily supplies. Nothing can less display knowledge, or less exercise invention, than to tell how a shepherd has lost his companion,...yet a grosser fault. With these trifling fictions are mingled the most awful and saVOL. IX. L cred truths, such as ought never to be polluted with such... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 476 pages
...such as a college easily supplies. Nothing can less display knowledge, or less exercise invention, than to tell how a shepherd has lost his companion,...yet a grosser fault. With these trifling fictions are mingled the most awful and sacred truths, such as ought never to be polluted with such irreverend... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 466 pages
...such as a college easily supplies. Nothing can less display knowledge, or less exercise invention, than to tell how a shepherd has lost his companion,...yet a grosser fault. With these trifling fictions are mingled the most awful and sa* VOL. IX. L cred truths, such as ought never to be polluted with... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 302 pages
...such as a college easily supplies. Nothing can less display knowledge, or less exercise invention, than to tell how a shepherd has lost his companion,...must now feed his flocks alone, without any judge of bis skill in piping; and how one god asks another god what is become of Lycidas, and how neither god... | |
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Nothing can less display knowledge, or less exercise invention, than to tell how a shepherd has lost his companion, and must now feed his flocks alone, without any judge of his skill in piping ; and how one god asks another god what is become of Lycidas,... 
