 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 pàgines
...rife from the field which it refrefhes. To judge rightly of an author, we muft tranfport burfelves to his time, and examine what were the wants of his contemporaries, and what were his means of lupplying them. That which is eafy at one time was difficult at another. Dryden at leaft imported his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pàgines
...themselves, would vanish from remembrance. Ibid. To judge rightly of an author, we must transport ourselves to his time, and examine what were the wants of his contemporaries, and what were his means of supplying them. That which is easy at one time, was difficult at another. Ibid. It is not easy for... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 482 pàgines
...we have beftowed upon ourfelves, as the dew appears to rife from the field which it refrefh.es. To To judge rightly of an author, we muft tranfport ourfelves...which is eafy at one time was difficult at another. Dryden at leaft imported his fcience, and gave his country what it wanted before ; or rather, he imported... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 pàgines
...rise from the field which it refreshes. To To judge rightly of an author, we must transport ourselves to his time, and examine what were the wants of his contemporaries, and what were his means of supplying them. That which is easy at one time was difficult at another. Dryden at least imported his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pàgines
...rise from the field which it refreshes. To judge rightly of an author, we must transport ourselves to his time, and examine what were the wants of his contemporaries, and what were his means of supplying them. That which is easy at one time was difficult at another. Dryden at least imported liis... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 582 pàgines
...which we have beftowed upon ourfelves, as the dew appears to rife from the field which it refieflies. To judge rightly of an author, we muft tranfport ourfelves to his time, and examine w hat were the wants of his contemporaries, and what were his means of (applying them. That which is... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 486 pàgines
...rise from the field which it refreshes. To judge rightly of an author, we must transport ourselves to his time, and examine what were the wants of his contemporaries, and what were his means of supplying them. That which is easy at one time was difficult at another. Dryden at least imported his... | |
 | 1845 - 816 pàgines
...to teach them." And he adds wisely — " To jndge rightly of an anthor, we must transport ourselves to his time, and examine what were the wants of his contemporaries, and what were his means of supplying them. That which is easy at one time was difficult at another." Let us, then, examine some... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 410 pàgines
...rise from the field which it refreshes. To judge rightly of an author, we must transport ourselves to his time, and examine what were the wants of his contemporaries, and what were his means of supplying them. That which is easy at one time was difficult at another. Dryden at least imported his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 466 pàgines
...rise from the field which it refreshes. To judge rightly of an author, we must' transport ourselves to his time, and examine what were the wants of his contemporaries, and what were his means of supplying them. That which is easy at one time was difficult at another. Dry den at least imported... | |
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To judge rightly of an author, we must transport ourselves to his time, and examine what were the wants of his contemporaries, and what were his means of supplying them. 
