 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 364 Seiten
...rife from the field which it refrefhes. To judge rightly of an author, we muft tranfport ourfelves to his time,. and examine what were the wants of his contemporaries, and what were his means of fupplying them. That which is eafy at one time was difficult at another. Dryden at leaft imported his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1772 - 388 Seiten
...them. That 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 only the materials, and manufadtured them by his own fkill. The dialogue on the Drama was one of his firft efiays of criticifm,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 Seiten
...them. That 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,...only the materials, and manufactured them by his own ikill. The dialogue on the Drama was one of his firft efTays of criticifm, written when he was yet... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 Seiten
...from the field which it refrefhes. { To judge rightly of an author, we muft tranfport ourfelves to his time, and examine what were the wants of his contemporaries, and what were his means of fupplying them. That which is eafy at one time was difficult at another. Dryden at leaft imported his... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 344 Seiten
...rife from the field which it refrefhes. To judge rightly of an author, we muft tranfport ourfelves to his time, and examine what were the wants of his contemporaries, and what were his means of fupplying them. That which is eafy at one time was difficult at another. Dryden at leaft imported his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 Seiten
...rife from the field which it refrefiies. To judge rightly of an author, we muft tranfport ourfelves to his time, and examine what were the wants of his contemporaries, and what were his means of fupplying them. That which is eafy at one time was difficult at another. Dryden at leaft imported his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 Seiten
...them. That which is eafy at one time was difficult at another. Dryden at lead imported his fcience, and gave his country what it wanted before ; or rather,...only the materials, and manufactured them by his own fkill. The dialogue on the Drama was one of his firft elfays of criticifm, written when he was yet... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 622 Seiten
...rise from the field which it refreshes" To judge rightly of an authour, we must transport ourselves to his time, and examine what were the wants of his contemporaries,...science, and gave his country what it wanted before ; nr rather, he imported only the materials, and manufactured them by his own skill. " The Dialogue... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 601 Seiten
...from the field which it refreshes. " To judge rightly of an authour, we must transport ourselves to his time, and examine what were the wants of his contemporaries,...which is easy at one time was difficult at another. . Dry-f den at least imported his science, and gave his country what it wanted before ; or rather,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 Seiten
...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... | |
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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. 
