 The work of a correct and regular writer is a garden accurately formed and diligently planted, varied with shades, and scented with flowers; the composition of Shakespeare is a forest, in which oaks extend their branches, and pines tower in the air, interspersed...  Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces - Page 120by Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 375 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 pages
...flowers ; the compofition of Shakefpeare is a foreft, in which oaks extend b 2 - - - their it.their branches, and pines tower in the air, interfperfed...fometimes with weeds and brambles, and fometimes giving fhelter to myrtles and to rofes ; filling the eye with awful pomp, and gratifying the mind, with endlefs... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 pages
...planred, varied with fliades, and fcented with flowers -, the compofirion of Sbakefyeare is a foreft, in which oaks extend 'their branches, and pines tower...interfperfed fometimes with weeds and brambles, and fotnetimes giving flicker to myrtles and to rofes -, filling the eye with awful pomp, and gratifying... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 pages
...planted, varied with fhades, and fcented with flowers; the compofition of Shakefpeare is a foreft, in which oaks extend their branches, and pines tower...fometimes with weeds and brambles, and fometimes giving fhelter to myrtles and to rofes ; filling the eye with awful pomp, and gratifying the mind with endlefs... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...planted, varied with Shades, and fcented with Flowers ; the .Compofition of Sbakefpeare is a Foreft, in which Oaks extend their Branches, and Pines tower...; filling the Eye with awful Pomp, and .gratifying th? Mind with endlefs Diverfity. Other Poets difplay Cabinets of precious Rarities, minutely fmifht.d,... | |
 | Mrs. Griffith (Elizabeth), Elizabeth Griffith - Didactic drama, English - 1775 - 626 pages
...interfperfed fometimes ~\vith weeds " and brambles, and ibmetimes affording ihelter " to myrtles and roles j filling the eye with '* awful pomp, and gratifying the mind with " endlefs divcrfity." This laft- mentioned Editor is the only one who has couiidered"Shak.efpeare's writings... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1778 - 746 pages
...planted, varied with (hades, and fcented with flowers ; the compofition of Shakefpeare is a foreft, in which oaks extend their branches, and pines tower...fometimes with weeds and brambles, and fometimes giving flicker to myrtles and to rofes ; filling the eye with awful pomp, and gratifying the mind with endlefs... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 500 pages
...planted, varied with fhades, and fcented with flowers; the compofition of Sbakefpeare is a foreft, in which oaks extend their branches, and pines tower...interfperfed fometimes with weeds and brambles, and fomefometimes giving fhcker to myrtles and to rofes; filling the eye with awful pomp, and gratifying... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1790 - 1058 pages
...planted, varied with ihades, and fcented with flowers; the compofition of Shakeipeare is a foreft, in which oaks extend their branches, and pines tower...fometimes with weeds and brambles, and fometimes giving fhelter to myrtles and to rofes ; filling the eye with awful pomp, and gratifying the mind w:th endlefs... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1793 - 860 pages
...diligently planted, varied with (hades, and fcented with flowers; the compofition of Shakfpeare is a foreft, in which oaks extend their branches, and pines tower...fometimes with weeds and brambles, and fometimes giving fhelter to myrtles and to rofcs ; filling the eye with awful pomp, and gratifying the mind with endlefs... | |
 | English literature - 1797 - 680 pages
...planted, varied vvitli (hades, and fcented with flo\vers; the compofition of Shakefpeare is a fore It, in which oaks extend their branches, and pines tower in the air, interfperfed fometimes v/ih weeds and brambles, and fometimes giving iheltcr to myrtles and to rofes ; filling the eye \viih... | |
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