 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...  Guy's general school question book - Page 146by Joseph Guy - 1829 - 376 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 294 pages
...difplay of original poetry, variegated with deep reflections and ftriking allufions, a vvildernefs 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 verfe could not be changed for rhyme but with difadvan—... | |
 | Edward Young - 1798 - 432 pages
...Doctor, speaking of our author, " he has exhi" bited a very wide display of original poetry, varie" gated with deep reflections and striking allusions ; " a...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.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...influence: he is always labouring to be great, and at last is only turgid. In his " Night Thoughts" he has exhibited a very wide display of original poetry,...deep reflections and striking allusions, a wilderness VOL. I. 4P of of thought, in which the fertility of fancy scatters flowers of every hue and of every... | |
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 420 pages
...display of original poetry, va" riegated with deep 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.... | |
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 416 pages
...display of original poetry, va" negated with deep 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.... | |
 | Edward Young - English poetry - 1802 - 412 pages
...display of original poetry, va4' riegated with deep 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.... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...influence: he is always labouring to be great, and at last is only turgid. In his " Night Thoughts" he has exhibited a very wide display of original poetry,...deep reflections and striking allusions, a wilderness VOL. I. 4P -of of thought, in which the fertility of fancy scatters flovrefs of every hue and of every... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 322 pages
...exhausted by a single perusal; his conceits please only when they surprise." — "In his "Night Thoughts" he has exhibited a very wide display of original poetry,...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.... | |
 | Edward Young - 1805 - 284 pages
...warped by political prejudices. " In his Night Thoughts," says the Doctor, speaking of our author, " he has exhibited a very wide display of original poetry,...fancy scatters flowers of every hue, and of every odor. This is one of the few poems in which blank verse could not be changed for rhyme, but with disadvantage.... | |
 | Edward Young - English poetry - 1805 - 238 pages
...prejudices. " In his Night Thoughts," says the Docter, speaking of our author, " he has exhibited a ve" ry wide display of original poetry, variegated with " deep reflections and striking allusions; a wikler" ness of thought, in which the fertility of fancy scat" ters flowers of every hue, and of every... | |
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