| Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 514 pagina’s
...been longest known has been most considered, and what is most considered is best understood. The poet, of whose works I have undertaken the revision, may...derive from personal allusions, local customs, or temporaray opinions, have for many years been lost ; and every topick of merriment, or motive of sorrow,... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1816 - 1082 pagina’s
...been longest known has been most considered, and what is most considered is best understood. The poet, of whose works I have undertaken the revision, may...Whatever advantages he might once derive from personal allusion, local customs, or temporary opinions, have for many years been lost; and every topic of merriment,... | |
| Gaius Valerius Catullus - 1821 - 248 pagina’s
...reputation, and certain immortality. Thus Johnson, in his Preface to Shakspeare, says of our great bard ; " He has long outlived his century, the term commonly " fixed as the test of literary merit" Page 5. On Lesbia's Absence. Some commentators have thought that this and the next poem conveyed a... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 484 pagina’s
...been longest known has been most considered, and what is most considered is best understood. The poet, of whose works I have undertaken the revision, may...derive from personal allusions, local customs, or temporaray opinions, have for many years been lost; and every topick of merriment, or motive of sorrow,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1823 - 526 pagina’s
...been longest known has been most considered, and what is most considered is best understood. The poet, of whose works I have undertaken the revision, may...prescriptive veneration. He has long outlived his century2, the term commonly fixed as the test of literary * " Est vetus atque probus, centum qui perficit... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1823 - 350 pagina’s
...longest known has been most considered, and what is most considered, is best understood. The poet, of whose works I have undertaken the revision, may...the privilege of established fame and prescriptive veBeration. He has long outlived his century, the term commonly fixed as the test of literary merit.... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1824 - 794 pagina’s
...been longest known has been most considered, and what is most considered is best understood. The poet, y has a greater share in their disputes, than conscience;...impious discourses; and if their vanity be accompanied allusion, local customs, or temporary opinions, have for many yeurs been lost ; and every topic of... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 416 pagina’s
...been longest known has been most considered, and what is most considered is best understood. The poet, of whose works I have undertaken the revision, may...dignity of an ancient, and claim the privilege of establishing fame and prescriptive veneration. He has long outlived his century, the term commonly... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 504 pagina’s
...been longest known has been most considered, and what is most considered is best understood. The poet, of whose works I have undertaken the revision, may...term commonly fixed as the test of literary merit s . Whatever advantages he might once derive from personal allusions, local customs, or temporary opinions,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 500 pagina’s
...been longest known has been most considered, and what is most considered is best understood. The poet, of whose works I have undertaken the revision, may...and prescriptive veneration. He has long outlived bis century, the term commonly fixed as the test of literary merit'. Whatever advantages he might once... | |
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