 had a notion not very peculiar that he could not write but at certain times or at happy moments ; a fantastick foppery, to which my kindness for a man of learning and of virtue wishes him to have been superior.  Blackwood's Magazine - Page 6811927Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1816 - 430 pages
...rudely, and then correct them, but laboured every line as it arose in the train of composition ; and he had a notion not very peculiar, that he could not...foppery, to which my kindness for a man of learning and virtue wishes him to have been superior. GRAY's Poetry is now to be considered ; and I hope not to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1816 - 410 pages
...rudely, and then correct them, but laboured every line as it arose in the train of composition ; and he had a notion not very peculiar, that he could not...foppery, to which my kindness for a man of learning and virtue wishes him to have been superior. GRAY's Poetry is now to be considered ; and I hope not to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1819 - 364 pages
...rudely, and then correct them, but laboured every line as it arose in the train of composition ; and he had a notion not very peculiar, that he could not...write but at certain times, or at happy moments ; a fantastic foppery, to which my kindness for a man of learning and virtue wishes him to have been superior.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 404 pages
...rudely, and then correct them, but laboured every line as it arose in the train of composition; and be had a notion not very peculiar, that he could not write but at certain times, or at happy moments; a fantastic foppery, to which my kindness for a man of learning and virtue wishes him to have been superior.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1821 - 406 pages
...rudely, and then correct them, but laboured every line as it arose in the train of composition; and he had a notion not very peculiar, that he could not...foppery, to which my kindness for a man of learning and virtue wishes him to have been superior. GRAY'S poetry is now to be considered; and I hope not to be... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 284 pages
...rudely, and then correct them, but laboured every line as it arose in the train of composition ; and he had a notion not very peculiar, that he could not...write but at certain times, or at happy moments; a fantastic foppery, to which my kindness for a man of learning and virtue wishes him to have been superior.... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - English poetry - 1822 - 584 pages
...eager of money ; and that, out of the little that he had, he was very willing to help the necessitous. peculiar, that he could not write but at certain times, or at happy moments. GRAY'S Poetry is now to be considered; and I hope not to be looked on as an enemy to his name, if I... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 420 pages
...rudely, and then correct them, but laboured every line as it arose in the train of composition ; and he had a notion not very peculiar, that he could not...foppery, to which my kindness for a man of learning and virtue wishes him to have been superior. J GRAY. 375 GHAT'S Poetry is now to be considered ; and I... | |
 | ARTHUR MURPHY - 1823 - 616 pages
...every line as it arose in the train of composition; and he had a notion not very peculiar, that be could not write but at certain times, or at happy...foppery, to which my kindness for a man of learning and virtue wishe¿ him to have been superior. Gp¿ty's Poetry is now to be considered; and I hope not to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 384 pages
...rudely, and then correct them, but laboured every line as it arose in the train of composition; and he had a notion not very peculiar, that he could not...foppery, to which my kindness for a man of learning and virtue wishes him to have been superior. GRAY'S Poetry is now to be considered; and I hope not to be... | |
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