 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 364 pàgines
...to determine upon principles the merit of compofition. Of our former poets, the greateft dramatift wrote without rules, conducted through life and nature by a genius that rarely mifled, and rarely deferted him. Of the reft, thofe who knew the laws of propriety had negledted to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1772 - 388 pàgines
...to determine upon principles the merit of compofition. Of our former poets, the greateft dramatifl wrote without rules, conducted through life and nature by a genius that rarely mifled, and rarely deferted him. Of the reft, thofe who knew the laws of propriety had neglected to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 484 pàgines
...to determine upon principles the merit of compofition. Of our former poetsr the greateft dramatift wrote without rules, conducted through life and' nature by a genius that rarely mifled, and rarely deferted him. Of the reft, thofe who knew the laws of propriety had neglectcd to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 pàgines
...to determine upon principles the merit of compofition. Of our former poets, the greateft dramatift wrote without rules, conducted through life and nature by a genius that rarely mifled, and rarely deJerted him. Or" the reft, thofe who knew the laws of propriety had negle&ed to... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 344 pàgines
...DR YDRYDEN may be properly confidered as the father of Englifh criticifm, as the writer •who firft taught us to determine upon principles the merit of composition. Of our former poets, the greateft dramatift wrote without rules, condufted through life and nature by a genius that rarely mifled,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pàgines
...to determine upon principles the merit of compofition. Of our former poets, the greateft dramatift wrote without rules, conducted through life and nature by a genius that rarely miffed, and rarely dcferted him. Of the reft, thofe who knew the laws of propriety had neglected to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 pàgines
...to determine upon principles the merit of compofition. Of our former poets, the greateft dramatift wrote without rules, conducted through life and nature by a .genius that rarely mined, and rarely deferted him. Of the reft, thofe who knew the laws of propriety had neglected to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1797 - 278 pàgines
...to determine upon principles the merit of compofition , Of our former poets the greateft dramatift wrote without rules, conducted through life and nature by a genius that rarely miffed, and rarely deferted him. Of the reft, thofe who knew the laws of propriety had neglected to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pàgines
...manners of a man, whom every English generation must mentioH with reverence as a critick and a poet. DRYDEN may be properly considered as the father of English criticism, as vhe writer who first taught usao determine upon principles the merit of composition. Of our former... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 pàgines
...to determine upon principles the merit of compofition. Of our former poets, the greateft dr.imatift wrote without rules, conducted through life and nature 'by a genius that rarely mifled, and rarely deferted him. Of the reft, thofe who knew the laws of propriety had neglected to... | |
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DRYDEN may be properly considered as the father of English criticism, as the writer who first taught us to determine upon principles the merit of composition. 
