 But such airy beings are for the most part suffered only to do their natural office, and retire. Thus Fame tells a tale and Victory hovers over a general or perches on a standard; but Fame and Victory can do no more.  The Annual Register - Сторінка 291796Повний перегляд - Докладніше про цю книгу
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 302 стор.
...allegorical perfons, which have no real exiftence. To exalt caufes into agents, to inveft abftract ideas with form, and animate them with activity, has always...right of poetry. But fuch airy beings are, for the mofl part, fuffered only to do their .natural office; and retire. Thus Fame ~tells a tale, and Victory... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1780 - 726 стор.
...exiftence. To exalt caufes into agents, to inveft abftrañ ideas with form, and animate them with adlivity, has always been the right of poetry. But fuch airy beings are, for the mail part, fuffered only to do their natural office ; and retire. Thus Fame tells a tale, and Viflory... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 498 стор.
...allegorical perfons, which have no real exiftence. To exalt caufes into agents, to inveft abftraci ideas with form, and animate them with activity, has always...right of poetry. But fuch airy beings are, for the moil part, fuffered only to do their natural office, and retire. Thus Fame tells a tale, and Victory... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 494 стор.
...allegorical perfons, which have no real exiftence. To exalt caufes into agents, to inveft abftract ideas with form, and. animate them with activity, has always been the right df poetry. But fuch airy. beings are, for the moft part, fuffered only to do their natural office,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1790 - 508 стор.
...allegorical perfons, which have no real exiftence. To exalt caufes into agents, to invert abftract ideas with form, and animate them with activity, has always...poetry. But fuch airy beings are, for the moft part, fufiered only to do S 2 ; their i their natural office, and retire. Thus Fame tells a tale, and Victory... | |
 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 стор.
...allegorical persons, which have no real existence. To exalt causes into agents, to invest abstract ideas with form, and animate them with activity, has always been the right of poetry. But such airy beings are, for the most part, suffered only to do their natural office, and retire. Thus... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 стор.
...allegorical perfons which have no real exiftence. To exalt caufes into agents, to invert, abftract ideas with form,, and animate them with activity, has always...right of poetry. But fuch airy beings are, for the molt part, fullered only to do their natural office, and retire. Thus Fame tells a tale, and Victory... | |
 | 1802 - 684 стор.
...allegorical perfons, which have no real exigence. To exalt caufe* into agents, to inven abfhafl ideal with form, and animate them with activity, has always...right of poetry. But fuch airy beings are, for the mod part, fuffered only to do their natural office, and retire. Thus Fame tells a tale, and Viilory... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 стор.
...allegorical persons, which have no real existence. To exalt causes into agents, to invest abstract ideas with form, and animate them with activity, has always been the right of poetry. But such airy beings ar<, for the most part, suffered only to do their natural office, and retire. Thus... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 482 стор.
...allegorical perfons which have no real exiftence. To exalt caufes into agents^ to inveft abftracr. ideas with form, and animate them with activity, has always...poetry. But fuch airy beings are, for the moft part, fufrered only to do their natural office, and retire. Thus Fame tells a tale, and Victory hovers over... | |
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