 In his Night Thoughts he has exhibited a very wide display of original poetry, variegated with deep reflections and striking allusions, a wilderness of thought in which the fertility of fancy scatters flowers of every hue and of every odour. This is one...  The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal - Page 115edited by - 1782Full view - About this book
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1822 - 506 pages
...reflection and striking allusions : a wilderness of thought, in which the fertility of fancy scatters flowers of every hue and of every odour. This is one of the few poems in which blank verse could not ' The late Mr. James Ralph told Lord Macartney, that he passed' an evening with Dr.... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 284 pages
...reflections and striking allusions, a wilderness of thought, in which the fertility of fancy scatters flowers of every hue and of every odour. This is one of the few poems in which blank verse could not be changed for rhyme but with disadvantage. The wild diffusion of the sentiments, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 404 pages
...reflections and striking allusions, a wilderness of thought, in which the fertility of fancy scatters flowers of every hue and of every odour. This is one of the few poems in which blank verse could uot be changed for rhyme but with disadvantage. The wild diffusion of the sentiments, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1825 - 524 pages
...reflections and striking allusions, a wilderness of thought, in which the fertility of fancy scatters flowers of every hue and of every odour. This is one of the few poems in which blank verse could not be changed for rhyme but with disadvantage. The wild diffusion of the sentiments, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, James Boswell - Table-talk - 1825 - 370 pages
...reflections and striking allusions; a wilderness of thought, in which the fertility of fancy scatters flowers of every hue and of every odour. This is one of the few poems in which blank verse could not be changed for rhyme but with disadvantage. Particular lines are not to be regarded... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 682 pages
...reflections and striking allusions, a wilderness of thought, in which the fertility of fancy scatters flowers of every hue and of every odour. This is one of the few poems in which blank verse could not be changed for rhyme but with disadvantage. The wild diffusion of the sentiments, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1825 - 532 pages
...allusions, a wilderness of thought, in which the fertility of fancy scatters flowers of every hue and every odour. This is one of the few poems in which blank verse could not be changed for rhyme but with disadvantage. The wild diffusion of the sentiments, and... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1826 - 444 pages
...reflections and striking allusions; a wilderness of thought, in which the fertility of fancy scatters flowers of every hue and of every odour. This is one of the few poems in which blank verse could not be changed for rhyme but with disadvantage." And afterwards: "Particular lines are... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1827 - 622 pages
...allusions : a wilderness of thought, in which the fertility of fancy scatters flowers of every hue an< so long a journey ; and will venture it, if the Dean thinks verse could not be changed for rhvme but with disadvantage.' And afterwards, " Particular lines are... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 584 pages
...reflection and striking allusions: a wilderness of thought, in which the fertility of fancy scatters flowers of every hue and of every odour. This is one of the few poems in which blank verse could not be changed for rhyme, but with disadvantage." And afterwards, " Particular lines are... | |
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