 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1805 - 238 pages
...useful sense. Where aught of bright or fair the piece displays, Approve it only — 'tis too late to praise. If want of skill, or want of care appear,...By all like him must praise and blame be found, At best a fleeting dream, or empty sound. Yet then shall calm reflection bless the night When liberal... | |
 | History - 1805 - 608 pages
...useful sense. Where aught of bright, or fair, the piece displays, Approve it only — 'tis too late to praise. If want of skill, or want of care, appear,...cannot hear. By all, like him, must praise and blame be foun.l, At best, a fleeting gleam, or empty sound. Yet then shall calm reflection bless the night,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 328 pages
...useful sense. Where aught of bright or fair the piece displays, Approve it only — 'tis too late to praise. If want of skill or want of care appear, Forbear...By all like him must praise and blame be found, At best a fleeting gleam, or empty sound. * Performed at Covent-Garden theatre in 1777, for the benefit... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 350 pages
...useful sense. Where aught of bright or fair the piece displays. Approve it only— 'tis too late to praise. If want of skill or want of care appear, Forbear to hiss— the poet cannot bear. By all like him must praise and blame be found, At best a fleeting gleam, or empty sound. * Performed... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 526 pages
...sense. " Where aught of bright or fair the piece displays, " Approve it only ; — 'tis too late to praise. " If want of skill or want of care appear, " Forbear to hiss ; — the poet cannot hear. " But allv like him, must praise and blame be found, " At last, a fleeting gleam, or empty sound ;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 372 pages
...children. t Upon the first representation of this play, 1770, a party assembled to damn. it, and succeeded. If want of skill or want of care appear, Forbear to...cannot hear. By all like him must praise and blame he-found. At best a fleeting gleam, o;' empty sound. Yet then shall calm reflection bless the night,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 648 pages
...useful sense. Where aught of bright or fair the piece displays, Approve it only — 'tis too late to praise. If want of skill or want of care appear. Forbear...By all like him must praise and blame be found, At best a fleeting gleam, or empty sound. Yet then shall calm reflection bless the night. When liberal... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 656 pages
...appear, Forbear to hiss — the poet cannot hear. By all like him must praise and blame be found, At best a fleeting gleam, or empty sound. Yet then shall calm reflection bless the night. When liutral pity dignify'd delight; When pleasure fiVd her torch at virtue's flame, And mirth was bounty... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 202 pages
...useful sense. Where aught of bright or fair the piece displays, Approve it only — 'tis too late to praise ! If want of skill, or want of care appear,...By all like him must praise and blame be found, At best a fleeting gleam, or empty sound. Yet then shall calm reflection bless the night, When liberal... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Francis William Blagdon - English fiction - 1811 - 250 pages
...•j- Upon the first representation of this play in 1770, it was damned from the violence of party. If want of skill, or want of care appear, Forbear...By all like him must praise and blame be found, At best a fleeting gleam, or empty sound. Yet then shall calm reflection bless the night, When liberal... | |
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Th' oblivious grave's inviolable shade. Let one great payment every claim appease, And him who cannot hurt, allow to please ; To please by scenes, unconscious of offence, By harmless merriment or useful sense. Where aught of bright or fair the piece displays,... 
