 Paradise Lost is one of the books which the reader admires and lays down, and forgets to take up again. None ever wished it longer than it is. Its perusal is a duty rather than a pleasure. We read Milton for instruction, retire harassed and overburdened,...  The Monthly magazine - Page 120by Monthly literary register - 1839Full view - About this book
 | Theology - 1862 - 920 pages
...the reader admires, lays down, and forgets to take up again. None ever wished it longer than it is. Its perusal is a duty rather than a pleasure. We read Milton for instruction, retire harrassed and overburdened, and look elsewhere for recreation ; we desert our master and seek for companions."... | |
 | Bible - 1862 - 934 pages
...the reader admires, lays down, and forgets to take up again. None ever wished it longer than it is. Its perusal is a duty rather than a pleasure. We read Milton for instruction, retire harrassed and overburdened, and look elsewhere for recreation ; we desert our master and seek for companions."... | |
 | Hugh George Robinson - 1867 - 458 pages
...universal knowledge. But original deficience cannot be supplied. The want of human interest is always felt. Paradise Lost is one of the books which the reader...admires and lays down, and forgets to take up again. None ever wished it longer tbau it is. Its perusal is a duty rather than a pleasure. We read Milton... | |
 | Charles Knight - Biography - 1867 - 540 pages
...Lost,' the truth of Dr. Johnson's observation must be however to a considerable extent allowed, that it is " one of the books which the reader admires and lays down, and forgets to take up again." Much of this inattention is no doubt owing to the character of this age. Learned poetry suits us not.... | |
 | English literature - 1871 - 612 pages
...AddisoD,' Johnson's Works, vol. vii. p. 142. In the 'Life of Milton,' vol. ri. p. 173, he bad said: '"'Paradise Lost" is one of the books which the reader...admires and lays down, and forgets to take up again. None ever wished it longer dun it is. Its perusal is a duty rather tbau a pleasure.' second second... | |
 | 1872 - 830 pages
...Addison," Johnson's Works, vol. vii. p. 142. In the "Life of Milton," vol. vi. p. 173, he had said, " ' Paradise Lost ' is one of the books which the reader...admires and lays down and forgets to take up again. None ever wished it longer than it is. Its perusal is a duty rather than i pleasure." of us has his... | |
 | John Milton - 1889 - 106 pages
...sympathy." " But original deficience cannot be supplied. The want of human interest is always felt. Paradise Lost is one of the books which the reader...again. Its perusal is a duty rather than a pleasure." " Another inconvenience of Milton's design is that it requires the description of what cannot be described,... | |
 | Abraham Hayward - 1880 - 494 pages
...Addison," Johnson's Works, vol. vii. p. 142. In the " Life of Milton," vol. vi. p. 173, he says: "' Paradise Lost' is one of the books which the reader...admires and lays down, and forgets to take up again. None ever wished it longer than it is. Its perusal is a duty rather than a pleasure." denounced the... | |
 | New Church gen. confer - 1881 - 608 pages
...of learning and poetry — there is truth enough in Dr. Johnson's words, where he speaks of it as " one of the books which the reader admires, and lays down, and forgets to take up again." x It is to the dogmatic features of this poem that I would call attention. Addison refrains from noticing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1886 - 516 pages
...knowledge. But original deficience cannot be supplied. The want of I human interest is always felt. Paradise Lost is one of the / books which the reader admires and lays down, and forgets tof tal£e up again. None ever wished it longer than it is. Its pejrusal is a duty rather tEan a pleasure.... | |
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