He seems to have been well acquainted with his own genius, and to know what it was that nature had bestowed upon him more bountifully than upon others; the power of displaying the vast, illuminating the splendid, enforcing the awful, darkening the gloomy,... The Edinburgh Annual Register - Seite 398herausgegeben von - 1811Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 Seiten
...been well acquainted with his own genius, and to know what it was that Nature had bestowed upon him more bountifully than upon others : the power of displaying...the vast, illuminating the splendid, enforcing the aweful, darkening the gloomy, and aggravating the dreadful. He therefore chose a subject on which too... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 Seiten
...been well acquainted with his own genius, and to know what it was that Nature had bestowed upon him more bountifully than upon others; the power of displaying...darkening the gloomy, and aggravating the dreadful ; he therefore chose a subject on which too much could not be said, on which he might tire his fancy... | |
| Great Britain - 1804 - 716 Seiten
...it was that Nature had bestowed upon him more bountifully than upon others; the power of display ing the vast, illuminating the splendid, enforcing the...darkening the gloomy, and aggravating the dreadful ; he therefore chose a subject on which too much could not be said, on which he might tira his fancy... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 322 Seiten
...to be well acquainted with his own genius, and to know what it was that Nature had bestowed upon him more bountifully than upon others — the power of...darkening the gloomy, and aggravating the dreadful. He therefore chose a subject on \vhich too much could not be said, on which he might tire his fancy... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 336 Seiten
...been well acquainted with his own genius, and to know what it was that Nature had bestowed upon him more bountifully than upon others; the power of displaying...vast, illuminating the splendid, enforcing the awful, darken- • ing the gloomy, and aggravating the dreadful ; he * Aljarotti terms it gigantaca suV.im'ilm... | |
| Hugh Blair - 1807 - 402 Seiten
...been Well acquainted with his own genius, and to know what it was that nature had bestowed upon him more bountifully than upon others; the power of displaying;...darkening the gloomy, and aggravating the dreadful. He therefore chose a subject, on which too much could not be slid ; on which he might tire bit fancy,... | |
| John Milton - 1807 - 514 Seiten
...gemus, and to know what it was that Nature ii«i bestowed upon him more bountifully than upon where; the power of displaying the vast, illuminating the...darkening the gloomy, and aggravating the dreadful ; he therefore chose a subject on which too much could not be said, on which he might tire his fancy... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 Seiten
...to know what it was that Nature had bestowed upon him more bountifully than upon others ; the pow( r of displaying the vast, illuminating the splendid,...darkening the gloomy, and aggravating the dreadful; he therefore * Algarotti terms it gigantesca sublimiti. Miltonlana. Dr. J. chose chose a subject on... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 Seiten
...bestowed upon him more bountifully than upon ' others ; the power of displaying the vast, illuminat: ing the splendid, enforcing the awful, darkening the gloomy, and aggravating the dreadful ; he therefore chose a subject on which too much could not be said ' on which he might tire his fancy... | |
| John Mason Good - 1813 - 830 Seiten
...been well acquainted with his own genius, and to know what it was that nature had bestowed upon him more bountifully than upon others, the power of displaying the vast, illuminating the splendid, exposing the awful, darkening the gloomy, and aggravating tlie dreadful : he therefore chose a subject... | |
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