| Hester Lynch Piozzi, Richard Cumberland - 1884 - عدد الصفحات: 490
...back the structure, through all its varieties, to the simplicity of the first plan ; to find what was projected, whence the scheme was taken, how it was...its founder dug them from the quarries of nature, ot demolished other buildings to embellish his own." These were the motives that induced Johnson to... | |
| James Boswell - 1885 - عدد الصفحات: 490
...retrospect of the progress of this mighty genius in the construction of his work ; a view of the fabrick gradually rising, perhaps, from small beginnings,...demolished other buildings to embellish his own." 1 Is this the language of one who wishes to blast the laurels of Milton ? Though Johnson's circumstances... | |
| James Boswell - 1888 - عدد الصفحات: 608
...retrospection of the progress of this mighty genius in the construction of his work ; a view of the fabrick gradually rising, perhaps, from small beginnings,...demolished other buildings to embellish his own." — Is this the language of one who wished to blast the laurels of Milton ? Though Johnson's circumstances... | |
| James Boswell - 1889 - عدد الصفحات: 574
...rational curiosity, than a retrospect of the progress of this mighty genius in the construction of his work ; a view of the fabric, gradually rising, perhaps,...demolished other buildings to embellish his own," l Is this the language of one who wished to blast the laurels of Milton ? . Though Johnson's circumstances... | |
| James Boswell - 1889 - عدد الصفحات: 566
...rational curiosity, than a retrospect of the progress of this mighty genius in the construction of his work ; a view of the fabric, gradually rising, perhaps,...demolished other buildings to embellish his own." l Is this the language of one who wished to blast the laurels of Milton ? Though Johnson's circumstances... | |
| John Milton - 1890 - عدد الصفحات: 666
...curiosity, than " a retrospection of the progress of this mighty genius in the con" struction of his work : a view of the fabric gradually rising, perhaps...demolished other buildings to embellish his " own." Besides the Preface, Johnson contributed a special Postscript to the volume, full of the same Johnsonian... | |
| James Boswell - 1890 - عدد الصفحات: 568
...rational curiosity, than a retrospect of the progress of this mighty genius in the construction of his work ; a view of the fabric gradually rising, perhaps...demolished other buildings to embellish his own." * Is this the language of one who wished to blast the laurels of Milton Ï Though Johnson's circumstances... | |
| George Birkbeck Norman Hill - 1897 - عدد الصفحات: 550
...sparkle in the skies ; to trace back the structure, through all its varieties, to the simplicity of the [its] first plan ; to find what was [first] projected,...demolished other buildings to embellish his own.' These were the motives that induced Johnson to assist Lauder with a preface : and are not these the... | |
| George Birkbeck Norman Hill - 1897 - عدد الصفحات: 512
...sparkle in the skies ; to trace back the structure, through all its varieties, to the simplicity of the [its] first plan ; to find what was [first] projected,...demolished other buildings to embellish his own.' These were the motives that induced Johnson to assist Lauder with a preface : and are not these the... | |
| James Boswell - 1900 - عدد الصفحات: 928
...rational curiosity than a retrospect of the progress of this mighty genius in the construction of his u" u" Is this the language of one who wished to blast the laurels of Milton ? Though Johnson's circumstances... | |
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