 | John Dryden, William Congreve, Samuel Johnson, Walter Scott - 1925 - 230 pàgines
...or exasperated revenge. He is therefore, with all his variety- of excellence, not often pathetic ; and had so little sensibility of the power of effusions purely natural, that he did not esteem them 30 in others. Simplicity gave him no pleasure ; and for the first part of his life he looked on Otway... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 696 pàgines
...seems not much acquainted ; he is, therefore, with all his variety of excellence, not often pathetic, and had so little sensibility of the power of effusions...purely natural, that he did not esteem them in others." On the excellencies of Addison, his predecessor essayist, he lavishes the honours of literary applause,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1998 - 1540 pàgines
...seems not much acquainted. He is, therefore, with all his variety of excellence, not often pathetick; and had so little sensibility of the power of effusions...that ever drew a tear. Various Readings in the Life O/'DRY0EN. The reason of this general perusal, Addison has attempted to [find in] derive from the delight... | |
 | Lawrence Lipking - 2009 - 396 pàgines
...than quick sensibility ... He is therefore, with all his variety of excellence, not often pathetick; and had so little sensibility of the power of effusions...purely natural that he did not esteem them in others" (Lives 1: 457-458). Here like calls to like. Both authors might have argued their way to success in... | |
 | James Boswell - 2008 - 1024 pàgines
...seems not much acquainted. He is, therefore, with all his variety of excellence, not often pathetic; and had so little sensibility of the power of effusions...indeed be observed, that in all the numerous writings ofJohnson, whether in prose or verse, and even in his tragedy, of which the subject is the distress... | |
 | 1835 - 780 pàgines
...that, with all his variety of excellence, be is not often pathetic ; and had so little sensihility of the power of effusions purely natural, that he did not esteem them in others: simplicity gave him no pleasure, and for the first part of hU life he looked on Otway with contempt.... | |
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... felt; and produced sentiments not such as Nature enforces, but meditation supplies. With the simple and elemental passions as they spring separate in the mind, he seems not much acquainted. He is, therefore, with all his variety of excellence, not... 
