 Paradise Lost is one of the books which the reader admires and lays down, and forgets to take up again. None ever wished it longer than it is. Its perusal is a duty rather than a pleasure.  Annual Register - Page 32edited by - 1780Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 280 pages
...book of univerfal knowledge. But original dcficience cannot be fupplied. The want of human intereft is always felt. Paradife Loft is one of the books...a duty .rather than a pleafure. We read Milton for inftruction, retire harraffed and overburdened, and look elfewherc for recreation ; we defert our mafter,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 302 pages
...But original cleficience cannot be fupplied. The want of human intereft is always felt. Paradife LoJ} is one of the books which the reader admires and lays down, and forgets to take up again. Its perufal 202 MILTON. is a duty rather than a pleafure. We read Milton for inftrucl:ion, retire harrafied and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 498 pages
...knowledge* But original deficienee cannot be fuppliecl. The want of human intereft is always felt. f/ Paradife Loft is one of the books which the reader...a duty rather than a pleafure. We read Milton for inftruction, retire harrafled and overburdened, and. look elfewhere for recreation ; we defert our... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 494 pages
...But original deficience cannot be fupplied. The want of human intereft is always felt. ParadifeLoJl is one of the books which the reader admires and lays...a duty rather than a pleafure. We read Milton for inftruction, retire harrafled and overburdened, and look elfewhere for recreation ; we defert our mafter,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1783 - 478 pages
...univerfal knowledge. _• . But original deficience cannot be fupplied. The want of human intereft is always felt. Paradife Loft is one of the books...admires and lays down, and forgets to take up again. None ever wifhed it longer than it is. Its perufal is a duty rather than a pleafure. We read Milton... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...book of univerfal knowledge. But original deficience cannot be fupplied. The want of human jntereft is always felt. Paradife Loft is one of the books...admires and lays down, and forgets to take up again. None ever wifhed it longer than it is. Its perufal is a duty rather than a pleafure. We read Milton... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 498 pages
...But original deficience cannot be fupplied. The want of human intereft is always felt. Paradife Lojl is one of the books which the reader admires and lays down, and forgets to take up again. None ever wifhed it longer than it is. Its perufal is a duty rather than a pleafure. We read Milton... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...book of univerfal knowledge. But original deficience cannot be fupplied. The want of human intereft is always felt. Paradife Loft is one of the books...admires and lays down, and forgets to take up again. None ever wifhed it longer than it is. Its perufal is a duty rather than a pleafure. We read Milton... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1795 - 610 pages
...book, of untverfal knowledge. But original deficience cannot be fupplied'. The want of human intereft is always felt. Paradife Loft is one of the books...a duty rather than a pleafure. We read Milton for inftruction, retire harrafled and overburdened, and look elfewhere for recreation ; we delert our mafter,... | |
 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...But original deficience cannot be supplied. The want of human interest is always felt. Paradise Lost is one of the books which the reader admires and lays down, and forgets to take up again. Its perusal is a duty rather than a pleasure. We read Milton for instruction, retire harrassed and overburdened,... | |
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