 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 476 pàgines
...from the field which it refreshes. To judge rightly of an author, we must trans.- j port ourselves to his time, and examine what were the wants of his contemporaries, and what werej his means of supplying them. That which is easy 1 at one time was difficult at another. Dryden... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 652 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 - 1825 - 674 pàgines
...from the field which it j refreshes. To judge rightly of an an thorn-, we must transport our- * selves to his time, and examine what were the wants of . his contemporaries, and what were his means of supply- ^ ing them. That which is easy at one time was difficult at another. Dryden at least imported... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 504 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... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - 668 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 - 1826 - 430 pàgines
...refreshes. To jndge rightly of an author, we must transport ourselves to his time, and examine wbat were the wants of his contemporaries, and what were his means of supplying them. That which was easy at one time was difficult at another. Dryden at least imported... | |
 | Walter Wilson - 1830 - 718 pàgines
...test. " To judge rightly of an author," observes the last great writer, " 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."* If De Foe was inferior... | |
 | Walter Wilson - 1830 - 718 pàgines
...the last great writer, " we must transport VIEW OF HIS CHARACTER AS A WRITER. 6'27 ourselves to hia 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."* If De Foe was inferior... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1834 - 722 pàgines
...from the field which it refreshes. To judge rightly of an author, we must transport ourselves to bis 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 - 1837 - 752 pàgines
...rise from the field which it refreshes. To judge rightly of an author, we must transport ourselves te submission, without endeavouring to discover the reason of his determinations ; and this he supplying them. That which is easy at one time was difficult at another. Dryden at least imported his... | |
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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. 
