 That noble extravagance of fancy, which he had in so great perfection, thoroughly qualified him to touch this weak superstitious part of his reader's imagination ; and made him capable of succeeding, where he had nothing to support him besides the strength...  The Life of David Garrick, Esq - Page 75by Arthur Murphy - 1801 - 389 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1803 - 376 pages
...excelled all others. That noble extravagance of fancy, which he had in so great perfection, thoroughly qualified him to touch this weak superstitious part...him besides the strength of his own genius. There is something so wild and yet so solemn in the speeches of his ghosts, furies, witches, and the like imaginary... | |
 | 1803 - 436 pages
...he had in so great perfection, thoroughly qualified him to touch this weak superstitious part of Ms reader's imagination ; and made him capable of succeeding,...him besides the strength of his own genius. There is something so wild, and yet so solemn, in the speeches of his ghosts, fairies, witches, and the like... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pages
...excelled all others. That noble extravagance of fancy, which he had in so great perfection, thoroughly qualified him to touch this weak superstitious part...him besides the strength of his own genius. There is something so wild, and yet so solemn, in the speeches of his ghosts, fairies, witches, and the like... | |
 | 1804 - 412 pages
...excelled all others. That noble extravagance of fancy, which he had in so great perfection, thoroughly qualified him to touch this weak superstitious part...nothing to support him besides the strength of his own irenius. There is something oco fn wild, and yet so solemn, in his speeches of his ghosts, fairies,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 344 pages
...fancy, which he had in so great perfection, thoroughly qualified him to touch this weak supcrstitious part of his reader's imagination ; and made him capable...him besides the strength of his own genius. There is something so wild, and yet so solemn, in the speeches of his ghosts, fairies, witches, and the like... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1819 - 342 pages
...fancy, which he had in so great perfection, thoroughly qualified him to touch this weak superslit ions part of his reader's imagination; and made him capable...him besides the strength of his own genius. There is something so wild, and yet so solemn, in the speeches of his ghosts, fairies, witches, and • the... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 806 pages
...had in so great perfection, thoroughly qualified him to touch this weak superstitious part of liis reader's imagination ; and made him capable of succeeding,...him besides the strength of his own genius. There is something so wild, and yet so solemn, in the speeches of his ghosts, fairies, witches, and the like... | |
 | 1824 - 268 pages
...excelled all others. That noble extravagance of fancy, which he had in so great perfection, thoroughly qualified him to touch this weak superstitious part...him besides the strength of his own genius. There is something so wild and yet so solemn in the speeches of his ghosts, fairies, witches, and the like imaginary... | |
 | 1832 - 280 pages
...perfection, thoroughly qualified him to touch this weak superstitious part of his reader's im agi nation ; and made him capable of succeeding, where he had nothing...him besides the strength of his own genius. There is something so wild, and yet so solemn, in the speeches of his ghosts, fairies, witches, and the like... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1837 - 478 pages
...others. That noale extravagance of fancy, which he had n so great perfectioix, thoroughly qualified lim to touch this weak superstitious part of his reader's...him besides the strength of his own genius. There is something so wild, and yet so solemn, in the speeches of his (hosts, fairies, witches, and the like... | |
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