 As a describer of life and manners, he must be allowed to stand perhaps the first of the first rank. His humour, which, as Steele observes, is peculiar to himself, is so happily diffused as to give the grace of novelty to domestic scenes and daily occurrences....  The General Biographical Dictionary - Page 162de Alexander Chalmers - 1812Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | samuel johnson - 1781 - 258 pages
...novelty to domeftick fcenes and daily occurrences. He never outJleps the modejly of nature, nor raifes merriment or wonder by the violation of truth. His figures neither divert by diftortion, nor amaze by aggravation. He copies life with fo much fidelity, that he can be hardly faid... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 254 pages
...novelty to domeftick fcenes and daily occurrences. He never outJleps the mode/iy of nature, nor raifes merriment or wonder by the violation of truth. His figures neither divert by diftortion, nor amaze by aggravation. He copies life with fo much fidelity, that he can be hardly faid... | |
 | Several Hands - 1781 - 588 pages
...novelty to domeftic fcer.es and d»ily occurrences. He never eutflepi the modejly of nature, nor raifcs merriment or wonder by the violation of truth. His figures neither divert by diilortion, nor amaze by aggravation. He copies life with fo much fidelity, that he can be hardly faid... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 254 pages
...novelty to domeftick fcene* and daily occurrences. He never outJleps the modejly of nature, nor raifes merriment or wonder by the violation of truth. His figures neither divert by diftortion, nor amaze by aggravation. He copies life with fo much fidelity, that he can be hardly faid... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 484 pages
...novelty to domeftick fcenes and daily occurrences. He never outfteps the modefty of nature, nor raifes merriment or wonder by the violation of truth. His figures neither divert by diftortion, nor amaze by aggravation. He copies life with fo much fidelity,, that be he can be hardly... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 482 pages
...novelty to domeftick fcenes and daily occurrences. He never ouffteps the modefly of nature, nor raifes merriment or wonder by the violation of truth. His figures neither divert Vert by diftortion, nor amaze by aggravation. He copies life with fo much fidelity, that he can be... | |
 | William Scott - 1789 - 416 pages
...novelty to domeflic fcenes and daily occurrences. He never o'vrfleps the modefly 'f nature, nor raifes merriment or wonder by the violation of truth. His figures neither divert by diftortion, nor amaze by aggravation. He copies life with fo much fidelity, that he can hardly be faid... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 pages
...novelty to domeftick fcenesand daily occurrences. He never " outfteps the modefty of nature," nor raifes merriment or wonder by the violation of truth. His figures neither divert by diftortign, oor amaze by aggravation. He copies life with' fo much fidelity, that he can be hardly... | |
 | 1793 - 412 pages
...novelty to domeftic fcenes and daily occurrences. He never " outfteps the modelty of nature," nor raifes merriment or wonder by the violation of truth. His figures neither divert by diftortion, nor amaze by aggravation. He copies life with fo much fidelity, that he can be hardly faid... | |
 | 1798 - 666 pages
...novelty to domeilic fcenes and daily occurrences. He never " outfteps the modefty of nature," nor raifes merriment or wonder by the violation of truth. His figures neither divert by diftortion, nor amaze by aggravation. He copies life with fo much fidelity, that he can be hardly fnid... | |
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