 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 254 pages
...weight of its character forced its way into this collection, is unqueftionably the nobleft production of Addifon's genius. Of a work fo much read, it is...that it is rather a poem in dialogue than a drama, rather a fucceffion of juft ferttiments in elegant language than a reprefentation of natural affections,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 254 pages
...weight of its character forced its way into this collection, is unqueftionably the nobleft production of Addifon's genius. Of a work fo much read, it is...About things on which the publick thinks long, it comrnonly attains to think right; and of Cato it has been not unjuftly determined, that it is rather... | |
 | Several Hands - 1781 - 588 pages
...weigh: of its character forced its way into tnis collection, is unquellionably the nobleit poduction of Addifon's genius. Of a work fo much read, it is...difficult to fay any thing new. About things on which the Public thinks long, it commonly attains to think right ; and of Cato it has b en not uijullly determined,... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1781 - 590 pages
...weight of its churafter forced its way into this colleilion, is unqueftionably the coblcit production of Addifon's genius. Of a work fo much read, it is...difficult to fay any thing new. About things on which the Public thinks long, it commonly attains to think right ; and of Cato it has been not uiijutUy determined,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1783 - 484 pages
...of its character forced its way into the late collection, is unqueftionably the nobleft production of Addifon's genius. Of a work fo much read, it is...difficult to fay any thing new. About things on which the public thinks long, it commonly attains to think right; and of Cato it has been not unjuftly determined,... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 360 pages
...its cl forced its way into the late collection, queftionably the nobleft production of Addi! fon's genius. Of a work fo much read, it is difficult to...commonly attains to think right, and of Cato it has been notunjuftly determined, that it is rather a poem I in dialogue than a drama, rather a fucceffion. "f... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 pages
...of its character forced its way into the late collection, is unqueftionably the nobleft production of Addifon's genius. Of a work fo much read, it is difficult to fay any thing new. About thing's on which the publick thinks long, it commonly attains to think right; and of Cato it has been... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1797 - 278 pages
...he comes to the Tragedy of " Cato," which he fays " — -- is unqueftionably the nobleft production of Addifon's genius. Of a work fo much read, it is...fay any thing new. About things on which the publick think long, it commonly attains to think right ; and of " Cato" it has not been unjuftly determmed,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...a tragedy-writer. In his criticism of Addison's Cato he says :—' Of Cato it has been not unjustly determined, that it is rather a poem in dialogue than a drama, rather a succession of just sentiments in elegant When asked how he felt upon the ill success of his... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1799 - 640 pages
...a tragedy-writer. In his criticism of Addison's Cato he says :—' Of Cato it has been not unjustly determined, that it is rather a poem in dialogue than a drama, rather a succession of just sentiments in elegant When asked how he felt upon the ill success of his... | |
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of Addifon's genius. Of a work fo much read, it is difficult to fay any thing new. About things on which the publick thinks long, it commonly attains to think right; and of Cato it has been not unjuftly determined, that it is rather a poem in dialogue... 
