Among the flocks and copses and flowers appear the heathen deities, Jove and Phoebus, Neptune and /Eolus, with a long train of mythological imagery, such as a College easily supplies. Nothing can less display knowledge or less exercise invention than... The Works of Samuel Johnson, L.L.D. - Page 140by Samuel Johnson - 1811Full view - About this book
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1826 - 430 pages
...flocks, and copses, and flowers, appear the beathen deities; Jove and Phoebus, Neptune and jKolus, with a long train of mythological imagery, such as...companion, and must now feed his flocks alone, without any jndge of his' skill in piping; and how one god asks another god what has become of Lycidas, and how... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1834 - 722 pages
...flocks, and copses, and flowers, tppear the heathen deities ; Jove and Phoebus, Neptune and jEolus, with a long train of mythological imagery, such as a college easily supрЬи. Nothing can less display knowledge, or let» exercise invention, than to tell how a pbcid... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 752 pages
...flocks, and copses, and flowers, appear the heathen deities ; Jove and Phcsbus, Neptune and vEolus, e he became an author, hud been allowed more lime fur study, with b supRlies. Nothing can less display knowledge, or rss exercise invention, than to tell how a shepherd... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1838 - 716 pages
...Phoebus, T» eptune and JSolus, with a long train of mythological imagery, such as a college- cosily supplies. Nothing can less display knowledge, or less...in piping ; and how one god asks another god what has become of Lycidas, and how neither god can tell. He who thus grieves will excite no sympathy ;... | |
| 1838 - 1050 pages
...Subordinate poets exercise no invention when they tell how a shepherd has lost a companion, and must feed his flocks alone without any judge of his skill in piping; but Milton dignifies and adorns these common artificial incidents with unexpected touches of picturesque... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1840 - 522 pages
...appear the Heathen deities; Jove and Phcebus, Neptune and j'Eolus, with a long train of my thological imagery, such as a college easily supplies. Nothing...companion, and must now feed his flocks alone, without any iudge of his skill in piping; and how one god asks another god what is become of Lycidas, and how neither... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 742 pages
...appear the heathen deities ; Jove and Phcebus, Neptune and Л£о1ив, with a long train of myshepherd Whatever the profit of his cmpIojinenU has become of Lycidas, and how neither god can tell. He who thus grieves will excite no sympathy ;... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1842 - 716 pages
...flocks, and copses, and flowers, appear the heathen deities ; Jove and Phoebus, Neptune and yEolns, e n ~j o_ c ޞ+ } w #o _ ' . t has become of Lvcidas, and how neither god can tell. He wlio thus grieves will excite no sympathy ;... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1843 - 718 pages
...flocks, and copses, and flowers, appear the heathen deities ; Jove and Phœbus, Neptune and ./Eoliis, hut Mallet let him know, that, by a dexterous anticipation, h pod what has become of Lycidas, and how neither god can trll. He who thus grieves will excite no sympathy... | |
| American periodicals - 1874 - 990 pages
...and copses and flowers appear the heathen deities ; Jove and Phoebus, Neptune and ^Colus, with along train of mythological imagery, such as a college easily...his companion, and must now feed his flocks alone ; how one god asks another god what has become of Lycidas, and how neither god can tell. He who thus... | |
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