 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
 | English poets - 1790 - 312 pages
...reflections and finking allufions, a wildernefs of thought, in which the fertility of fancy fcatters flowers of every hue and of every odour. This is one...changed for rhyme but with difadvantage. The wild diffufion of the fentimeilts, and the digreffive Tallies of imagination, would have been comprefled... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 608 pages
...refkctions and ftriking allufions ; a wildernefs of thought, in which the fertility of fancy fcatters flowers of every hue and of every odour. This is one...poems in which blank verfe could not be changed for rhime but with difadvantare." And afterwards, " Particular lines are not to be regarded; the power... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1791 - 608 pages
...reflections and ftriking allufions; a wildernefs of thought, in which the fertility of fancy fcatters flowers of every hue and of every odour. This is one of the few poems in which blank verie could not be changed for rhime but with difadvantage." And afterwards, " Particular lines are... | |
 | 1793 - 738 pages
...reflections and ftriking allufions, a wilderncfs of thought, in which the fertility of fancy fcatters flowers of every hue and of every odour. This is one of the few poems in which blank vcrfe could not be changed for rhyme but with difadvantage. The wild diffufion of the fentiments, and... | |
 | Edward Young - 1798 - 432 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 sen" timents,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Anecdotes - 1798 - 464 pages
...reflections and ftriking allufions ; a wildernels of thought, in which the fertility of fancy featters flowers of every hue and of every odour. This is one of the few poems ia which blank verfe could not be changed for rhime but with difadvantage. Particular lines are not... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...striking allusions, a wilderness VOL. I. 4P of 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 coold not be changed for rhytne but with disadvantage. The wild diffusion of the sentiments,... | |
 | Edward Young - English poetry - 1802 - 412 pages
...reflections and striking allusions ; a wil" derness 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... | |
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 420 pages
...reflections and striking allusions ; a wil" derness 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... | |
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 416 pages
...reflections and striking allusions ; a wil" derness 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... | |
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