...attention which a well-connected plan produces. Milton would not have excelled in dramatick writing; he knew human nature only in the gross, and had never...deficient in the knowledge which experience must confer. Through all his greater works there prevails an uniform peculiarity of Diction, a mode and cast of...

...produces. Milton would not have excelled in dramatick writing; he knew human nateFe-enly-in_the_gross, and had never studied the shades of character, nor...deficient in the knowledge which experience must confer. Through all his greater works there prevails an uniform peculiarity of Diction, a mode and cast of...

...Landor on the same subject, ed. 1876, vol. iv. pp. 479-489; vol. viii. p. 387. 3 Aid. M. voL iii. p. 1. studied the shades of character, nor the combinations...deficient in the knowledge which experience must confer. Through all his greater works theVe prevails an uniform peculiarity of Diction, a mode and cast of...

...poem would have been still more deserTÍng of praise. But, ав Dr. Johnson obsenree of Milton, " he knew human nature only in the gross, and had never...concurring, or the perplexity of contending passions ; " yet is there nuch to admire. O ye, who dwell in Youth's inviting bowers, Waste not, in useless...

...produces. Milton would not have excelled in draniatick writing; lie 30 knew human nature only in time gross, and had never studied the shades of character, nor the combinations of concurrimmg, or the perplexity of contending passions. He had read much, and knew what hooks could...

...sustained interest. In his delineation of character Firdausi fulfils Dr. Johnson's critique of Milton, "He knew human nature only in the gross, and had never studied the shades of character, nor the combination of concurring, or the per-plexity of contending passions." There is a uniform simplicity...

...interest. In his delineation of character FirdausI fulfils Dr. Johnson's critique of Milton, “He knew human nature only in the gross, and had never studied the shades of character, nor the combination of concurring, or the perplexity of contending passions.” There is a uniform simplicity...

...the attention which a well-connected plan C Milton Jfvquld not have excelled in dramatic .writing; he knew human nature only in the gross, and had never...of character, nor the combinations of concurring, nor the perplexity of contending passions. He had read much, --~- and knew what books could teach,...

...himself ; he has, therefore, little natural curiosity and sympathy." Milton, he goes on to explain, " knew human nature only in the gross, and had never...concurring or the perplexity of contending passions." He knew human nature only in the gross. He treated nothing less momentous than the fortunes of the race....

...himself; he has, therefore, little natural curiosity and sympathy." Milton, he goes on to explain, " knew human nature only in the gross, and had never...concurring or the perplexity of contending passions." He knew human nature only in the gross. He treated nothing less momentous than the fortunes of the race....