Being now resolved to be a poet, I saw everything with a now purpose ; my sphere of attention was suddenly magnified ; no kind of knowledge was to be overlooked. I ranged mountains and deserts for images and resemblances, and pictured upon my mind every... Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia - Page 46by Samuel Johnson - 1909 - 192 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1759 - 422 pages
...piftured upon my1 mind every tree of the foreil end flower of the valley. I obferved with equal care the1 crags of the rock, and the pinnacles of the palace....Sometimes I wandered along the mazes of the rivulet, and forafetinies watched the changes of the fummer clouds. To1 •a poet nothing can be ufelefs. Whatever... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1759 - 176 pages
...Being now refolved to be a poet, I faw everything withanewpurpofe; my fphere of attention was fuddenly magnified : no kind of knowledge was to be overlooked. I ranged mountains and deferts for images and refemblances, and pictured upon my mind every tree of the foreft and flower... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 324 pages
...refemblances, and pictured upon my mind every tree of the foreft and flower of the valley. I obferved with equal care the crags of the rock and the pinnacles...palace. Sometimes I wandered along the mazes of the rivuletx and fometimes watched the changes of the fummer clouds. To a poet nothing can be ufelefs.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 548 pages
...now refolved to be a poet, I faw every thing with a new purpofe; my fphere of attention was fuddenly magnified: no kind of knowledge was to be overlooked. I ranged mountains and deferts for images and refemblances, and pictured upon my mind every tree of the foreft and Mower of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 560 pages
...refolved to be a poet, I faw every thing with a new purpofej my fphere of attention •was fuddenly magnified : no kind of knowledge was to be overlooked. I ranged mountains and deferts for images and refemblances, and pictured upon my mind every tree of the foreft and flower... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 534 pages
...now refolved to be a poet, I faw every thing with a new purpofe; my fphere of attention was fuddenly magnified : no kind of knowledge was to be overlooked. I ranged mountains and deferts for images and refemblances, and pictured upon my mind every tree of the foreft and flower... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1790 - 318 pages
...refolvcd to be a poet, i 1 faw every thing with a new purpofe ; my fphere of attention was fuddenly magnified : no kind of knowledge was to be overlooked. I ranged mountains and dfferts for images and refemblanceSi and pi<flured upon my mind every ucc of the foreft and flower... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 584 pages
...now refolved to be a poet, I faw everything with a new purpofe ; my fphere of attention was fuddenly magnified : no kind of knowledge was to be overlooked. I ranged mountains and deferts for images and refemblances, and pictured upon my mind every tree of the foreft and flower... | |
 | 1797 - 522 pages
...refemblances, and pictured upon my mind every tree of the foreft and flower of the valley. I obferved with equal care the crags of the rock, and the pinnacles of the palace. Sometime* I was. dered along the mazes of the rivulet, and fometimes watched the changes of the fummer... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 pages
...now refolved to be a poet, I faw every thing with a new purpofe; my fphere of attention was fuddenly magnified : no kind of knowledge was to be overlooked. I ranged mountains and deferts for images and refemblances, and piftured upon my mind every tree of the foreft and flower... | |
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