 o'ersteps the modesty of nature," nor raises merriment or wonder by the violation of truth. His figures neither divert by distortion nor amaze by aggravation. He copies life with so much fidelity that he can...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. - Page 136by Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...inherent in the mind of man, with skill and elegance, such as his contemners will not easily attain. As a describer of life and manners, he must be allowed...happily diffused as to give the grace of novelty to domestick scenes and daily occurrences. He never " outsteps the modesty of " nature," nor raises merriment... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 434 pages
...inherent in the mind of man, with skill and elegance, such as his contemners will not easily attain. As a describer of life and manners, he must be allowed...perhaps the first of the first rank- His humour, which is peculiar to himself, is so happily diffused qs to give the grace of novelty to domestic scents and... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 420 pages
...inherent in the mind of man, with skill and elegance, such as his contemners will not easily attain. As a describer of life and manners, he must be allowed to stand perhaps the first of the first rank. Hishumour, which is peculiar to himself, is so happily diffused as to give the grace of novelty to... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...mihcl of man, with skill and elegance, such as his contemhcrs will not easily, attain. As a describor of life and manners', 'he must be allowed to stand...first rank. His humour, which, as Steele observes, is p»culiar to himself, is so happily diffused as to give the grace of novelty to domestick scenes and... | |
 | Spectator The - 1808 - 348 pages
...our author is not only exquisite and refined; hnt ingenious, variegated, and peculiar to himself. It is so happily diffused, as to give the grace of novelty to domestic scenes and daily occurrences. To use the words of that elegant and acute critic Dr. JottNsoN, " he ne'er o'ersteps the modesty of... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1810 - 412 pages
...would not be easy to vary the praises that have been lavished for near a century. " As a deseriber of life and manners he must be allowed to stand perhaps...to domestic scenes and daily occurrences. He never outstef,a the modesty of nature, nor raises merriment or wonder by the violation of truth. His figures... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 422 pages
...inherent in the mind of man with skill and elegance *, such as his contemners will not easily Attain. As a describer of life and manners, he must be allowed...himself, is so happily diffused as to give the grace of nqvelty to domestic scenes and daily occurrences. He never " outsteps the modesty of nature," nor *... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 598 pages
...inherent in the mind of man with skill and elegance9, such as his contemncrs will not easily attain. As a describer of life and manners, he must be allowed...the first of the first rank. His humour, which, as Steelc observes, is peculiar to himself, is so happily diffused as to give the grace of novelty to... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 620 pages
...inherent in the mind of nan with skill and elegance ", such as his contemners will not easily attain. As a describer of life and manners, he must be allowed to stand perhaps the îrst of the first rank. His humour, which, as Steele observes, is peculiar to limself, is so happily... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 380 pages
...inherent in the mind of man with skill and elegance,* such as his contemners will not easily attain. As a describer of life and manners, he must be allowed...novelty to domestic scenes and daily occurrences. xHe never " outsteps the modesty of nature," nor raises merriment or wonder by the violation of truth.... | |
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