 | Robert Burton - 1800 - 616 pages
...BoswelVs Life of ' Johnson t vol. ip 580. 8vo. edit. " BURTON'S ANATOMY OF MELANCHOLY is a valuable book," said Dr. Johnson. " It is, perhaps, overloaded with...what Burton says when he writes from his own mind." Hid. vol. ii. p. " It will be no detraction from the powers of Milton's original genius and invention,... | |
 | Robert Burton - Melancholy - 1804 - 622 pages
...perhaps, overloaded with «notation. — But there is great spirit and great power in what Папин says when he writes from his own mind." Ibid. vol. ii. p. 325. " ft will he no detraction from the powers of Milton's orifinal genius and invention, to remark, that... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English essays - 1805 - 376 pages
...rise;" and in another place he observes, " it is, perhaps, overloaded with quotation. But there is a great spirit and great power in what Burton says, when he writes from his own mind f." Many modern authors have had recourse to * Essayes or Counsels, civill and moral!, 4to. 1632, p.... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English essays - 1805 - 378 pages
...rise ;" and in another place he observes, " it is, perhaps, overloaded with quotation. But there is a great spirit and great power in what Burton says, when he writes from his own mind f ." Many modern authors have had recourse to * Essayes or Counsels, civill and morall, 4to. 1632,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 238 pages
...philosopltus quhni Chrisfiaiius. "• Burton's ' Anatomy of Melancholy' (said iohnsorr) is a valuable work. It is, perhaps^ overloaded with quotation. But there...great spirit and great power in what Burton says, when lie 'writes from his own mind." He observed, that it was the only- book that ever took him out of bed'two... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 970 pages
...two hours sooner than he wished to rise." And again, " it is, perhaps, overloaded with quotations ; but there is great spirit and great power in what Burton says, when he writes from his own mind." \Vharton says of it, that " the writer's va^ • flety of learning, his quotations from scarce and... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 528 pages
...two hours sooner than he wished to rise." And again, " it is, perhaps, overloaded with quotations ; but there is great spirit and great power in what Burton says, when he writes from his own mind." Wharton says of it, that " the writer's, va.-. riety of learning, his quotations from scarce and curious... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 508 pages
...Melancholy' is a valuable 1776. work. It is, perhaps, overloaded with quotation. ^rv~"" But there is a great spirit and great power in what Burton says, when he writes from his own mind." Next morning we visted Dr. Wetherell, Master of University College, with whom Dr. Johnson conferred... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 526 pages
...Anatomy of Melancholy' is a valuable work. It is, perhaps, overloaded with quotation. But there is a great spirit and great power in what Burton says, when he writes from his own mind.'' Next morning we visited Dr. Wetherell, Master of University College, with whom Dr. Johnson conferred... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 528 pages
...two hours sooner than he wished to rise." And again, " it is, perhaps, overloaded with quotations ; but there is great spirit and great power in what Burton says, when he writes fjom his own mind." • • f Wlxarton says of it, that " the writer's variety of learning, his quotations... | |
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Let him take a course of chymistry, or a course of rope-dancing, or a course of any thing to which he is inclined at the time. Let him contrive to have as many retreats for his mind as he can, as many things to which it can fly from itself. Burton's 'Anatomy... 
