 | 1835 - 544 sivua
...beautiful and whatever was dreadful was familiar to his imagination ; he was conversant with all that was awfully vast or elegantly little : the plants of the...animals of the wood, the minerals of the earth, and the meteors of the sky, all concurred to store his mind with inexhaustible variety." But still more,... | |
 | Richard Cattermole - 1836 - 388 sivua
...useless. Whatever is beautiful, and whatever is dreadful, should be familiar to his imagination: he should be conversant with all that is awfully vast, or elegantly...the minerals of the earth, and meteors of the sky, should all concur to store his mind with inexhaustible variety; for every idea is useful for the enforcement... | |
 | 1837 - 520 sivua
...said Imlac, ' whatever is beautiful and whatever is dreadful must be familiar to his imagination : he must be conversant with all that is awfully vast,...concur to store his mind with inexhaustible variety.' " This is only a small portion of the knowledge necessary to a poet, says the same authority ; and... | |
 | Rembrandt Peale - 1839 - 276 sivua
...be useless. Whatever is beautiful, and whatever is dreadful, must be familiar to his imagination : he must be conversant with all that is awfully vast,...concur to store his mind with inexhaustible variety ; * * * and he who knows most, will have most power of diversifying his scenes, and of gratifying his... | |
 | Andrew Park - 1839 - 306 sivua
...can be useless. Whatever is beautiful, and whatever is dreadful, must be familiar to his imagination: he must be conversant with all that is awfully vast,...animals of the wood, the minerals of the earth, and the meteors of the sky, must all concur to store his mind with inexhaustible variety; for every idea... | |
 | The Mirror of Literature,Amusement,and Instruction: VOL.XXXIII - 1839 - 446 sivua
...he useless. Whatever is beautiful, and whatever is dreadful, must be familiar to bis imagination : he must be conversant with all that is awfully vast,...animals of the wood, the minerals of the earth, and the meteors of the sky, must all concur to store his mind with inexhaustible variety ; for every idea... | |
 | 1846 - 608 sivua
...can be useless. Whatever is beautiful and whatever is dreadful must be familiar to his imagination ; he must be conversant with, all that is awfully vast...the animals of the wood, the minerals of the earth, the meteors of Ihe sky, must all concur to store his mind with inexhaustible variety, for every idea... | |
 | Jean-Pons-Victor Lecoutz de Levizac - 1844 - 496 sivua
...whatever is dreadful must be familiar to his imagination : he must "(be conversant) with all that 2:<(is awfully vast or elegantly little). The plants of the garden, the animals of the wood, the minerals of tho farlh, and the meteors of the sky, must all concur to store his mind with inexhaustible variety... | |
 | George Horne - 1845 - 588 sivua
...Whatever is beautiful, and whatever is dreadful, should be familiar to his imagination : he should be conversant with all that is awfully vast or elegantly little. The pl;intti of the garden, the auimals of the wood, the minerals of the earth, and metrors of the sky,... | |
 | George Horne, William Jones - 1846 - 478 sivua
...Whatever is beautiful, and whatever is dreadful, should be familiar to his imagination : he should be conversant with all that is awfully vast, or elegantly...the minerals of the earth, and meteors of the sky, should all concur to store his mind with inexhaustible variety ; for every idea is useful for the enforcement... | |
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To a poet nothing can be useless. Whatever is beautiful, and whatever is dreadful, must be familiar to his imagination: he must be conversant with all that is awfully vast or elegantly little. 
