 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
 | Epes Sargent - 1870 - 538 pages
...See in Index, GROVELING or GROVELLING, SKEPTICAL or SCEPTICAI, TRANSITION, ADDISON, JOHNSON. 1. As a describer of life and manners he must be allowed to stand perhaps the first of the first rank. His humor, which, as Steele observes, is peculiar to himself, is so happily diffused as to give the grace... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1872 - 786 pages
...411— 121. • Ho. 195. Т Ко. 293. « No. M. • ¡ÍO. 59». M> "His liunior," says Dr. Johnson, "Is so happily diffused as to give the grace of novelty to do* •muc scene« and dally occurrences. He never outsteps the modesty of nature, nor raises merrt... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1881 - 570 pages
...mind of man, with skill and elegance, such as his contemners will not easily attain. As a degcriber of life and manners, he must be allowed to stand perhaps...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1884 - 348 pages
...his sublimity. He will be allowed, if he has less fire, to have more smoke. JOSEPH ADDISON.—As a describer of life and manners he must be allowed to...to domestic scenes and daily occurrences. He never "o'ersteps the modesty of Nature," nor raises merriment or wonder by the violation of truth. His figures... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1890 - 474 pages
...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... | |
 | John Earle - English language - 1890 - 612 pages
...cannot be ridiculed by an overcharged resemblance. — The Lives of the English Poets ; ' Dryden.' As a describer of life and manners, he must be allowed...the first of the first rank. His humour, which, as Stoek observes, is peculiar to himself, is so happily diffused as to give the grace of novelty to domestic... | |
 | John Earle - English language - 1890 - 552 pages
...resemblance. — The Lives of the English Poets ; ' Dryden.' As a describer of life and manners, he~must be allowed to stand perhaps the first of the first rank. His humour, which, as Steels observes, is peculiar to himself, is so happily diffused as to give the grace of novelty to... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1892 - 364 pages
...of life and manners Addison must be allowed to Bland perhaps the first of the first rank. His humor, which, as Steele observes, is peculiar to himself,...to domestic scenes and daily occurrences. He never "o'ersteps the modesty of nature," nor raises merriment or wonder by the violation of truth. His figures... | |
 | Henry Matson - Best books - 1892 - 592 pages
...into a strain of expression nobly and elegantly dignified.") Johnson's Lives of the Poets. (" As a describer of life and manners, he must be allowed to stand perhaps the first of the first rank." "As a teacher of wisdom he may be confidently followed." " Whoever wishes to attain an English style,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1892 - 358 pages
...reference. ST APRIL 4, 1892. DR. SAMUEL JOHNSON ON ADDISON. As a describer of life and manners Addison must be allowed to stand perhaps the first of the first rank. His humor, which, as Steele observes, is peculiar to himself, is so happily diffused as to give the grace... | |
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