 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 254 pages
...than that he had an injudicious and peevifh contempt of modern Latin, and therefore his profeffiop of regard was probably the effect of his civility...than approbation. Three of his Latin poems are upon fubjecb on whieh perhaps he would not have ventured to have written in his own language. The Battle... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 254 pages
...and peevifh contempt of modern Latin, and therefore his profeffion of regard was probably the effedt of his civility rather than approbation. Three of his Latin poems are tipoa fubje&s on which perhaps he would not have ventured to have written in his own language. The... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1783 - 484 pages
...Nothing is better known of Boileau, than that he had an injudicious and peevifh contempt of modern Latin, and therefore his. profeffion of regard was...to have written in his own language. The Battle of the Pigmies and Cranes ; I'he Barometer ; and a Bowling-green. When the matter is low or fcanty, a... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 360 pages
...peevifh contempt of modern Latin, and therefore his profcflion of regard •was probably the effeft of his civility rather than approbation. Three of his Latin poems are upon fubjefts on which perhaps he would not have ventured to have written in his own language. The Bat~... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 pages
...and peevifh contempt of modern Latin, and therefore his profeffion of regard was probably the effe<ft of his civility rather than approbation. Three of...to have written in his own language. The Battle of the Pigmies and Cranes; the Barometer; and A Bowlinggreen. When the matter is low or fcanty, a dead... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...tha'h that he had an injudicious and peevish contempt of Modern Latin, and therefore his profession of regard was probably th'e effect of his civility rather than approbation. Three of his Latin poems 'ate upon subjects on which'perhaps he woulcl not have ventured to have written In his own language.... | |
 | samuel johnson, ll.d. - 1806 - 416 pages
...Notching is better known of Boileau, than that he had an injudicious and peevifh contempt of modern Latin, and therefore his profeffion of regard was...to have written in his own language. The Battle of the Pigmies and Cranes ; 1"be Barometer; and A Bowlinggreen, When the matter is low or fcanty, a dead... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 452 pages
...than that he had an injudicious and peevish contempt of modern Latin, and therefore his profession of regard was probably the effect of his civility...than approbation. Three of his Latin poems are upon subjects on which perhaps he would not have ventured to have written in his own language. The Battle... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 598 pages
...than that he had an injudicious and peevish contempt of modern Latin, and therefore his profession of regard was probably the effect of his civility...than approbation. Three of his Latin poems are upon subjects on which perhaps he would not have ventured to have written in his own language. The Battle... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 664 pages
...than that he had an injudicious and peevish contempt of modern Latin, and therefore his profession of regard was probably the effect of his civility...than approbation. Three of his Latin poems are upon subjects on which perhaps he would not have ventured to have written in his own language. The Battle... | |
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Latin, and therefore his profeffion of regard was probably the effect of his civility rather than approbation. Three of his Latin poems are upon fubjects on which perhaps he would not have ventured to have written in his own language. The Battle of tie 
