 ... wrote rather as beholders than partakers of human nature; as beings looking upon good and evil, impassive and at leisure; as Epicurean deities, making remarks on the actions of men, and the vicissitudes of life, without interest and without emotion....  The British poets, including translations - Page 20de British poets - 1822Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 498 pages
...beholders than partakers of human nature ; as Beings looking upon good and evil, impaflive and at leifure ; as Epicurean deities making remarks on the actions of men, and the viciflitudes of life, without intereft and without emotion. Their courtmip was void of fondnefs, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...beholders than partakers of human nature ; as Beings looking upon good and evil, impaffive and at leifure ; as Epicurean deities making remarks on the actions of men, and the viciffitudes of life, without intereft and without emotion. Their courtfhip was void of fondnefs, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 pages
...beholders than partakers of human nature; as Beings looking upon good and evil, impaffive and at leifure; as Epicurean deities making remarks on the actions of men, and the viciffitudes of life, without intereft and without emotion. Their courtfhip was void of fondnefs, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...beholders than partakers of human nature; as Beings looking upon good and evil, impaffive and at leifure; as Epicurean deities, making remarks on the actions of men, and the vicifluudes of life, without interefl and without emotion. Their courtfhip was void of fondnefs, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 pages
...than partakers of human nature ,- as Beings looking upon good and evil, impaflive and at leifure ; as Epicurean deities making remarks on the actions of men, and the viciflitudes of life, without intereft and without emotion. Their courtfhip was void of fondnefs, and... | |
 | 1796 - 692 pages
...beholders than partakers of human nature ; as Beings looking upon good and evil, impaflive and ac Iciuiro ; as Epicurean deities making remarks on the actions of men, and the viciffitndes of life, without intereft and without emotion. Their courtlhip was void of fondnefs, and... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1797 - 442 pages
...beholders than partakers of human nature ; as beings looking upon good and evil, impaffive and at leifure, as Epicurean deities, making remarks on the actions of men, and the viciffitudes of life, without intereft and without emotion. Their courtfhip was \'oid of fondnefs,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1797 - 444 pages
...beholders than partakers of human nature ; as beings looking upon good and evil, impaffive and at leifure, as Epicurean deities, making remarks on the actions of men, and the viciffiuides of life, without intereft and without emotion. Their courtmip was void of fondnefs, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...rather as beholders thart partakers of human riaturq^ as Beings looking upon good and evil, impassive nd at leisure ; as Epicurean deities making remarks on...life; without interest and without emotion. Their «ramhip was void of fondness, and their lamentation of sorrow. Their wisli was only to say what they... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 pages
...beholders than partakers of human nature ; as Beings looking upon good and evil, impaffive and at leifure ; as Epicurean deities, making remarks on the actions of men, and the viciffitudes of life, without intereft and without emotion. Their courtfhip was void of fondnefs, and... | |
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