 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 Seiten
...merits of his Redeemer, is already in a higher stare than poetry can confer. The essence of poetry is invention; such invention as, by producing something unexpected, surprises and delights. ,The topicks of devotion are few, 'flnd being few are universally known; bur, few as there are, they... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 Seiten
...merits of his Redeemer, is already in a higher state than poetry can confer. The essence of poetry is invention; such invention as, by producing something unexpected, surprises and delights. The topies .of devotion are few, and being few, are universally known ; but few as they are, they can... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 Seiten
...merits of his Redeemer, is already in a higher state than poetry can confer. The essence of poetry is invention ; such invention as, by producing something unexpected, surprises and delights. The topicks of devotion are few, and being few are universally known; but, few as there are, they can... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 Seiten
...merits of his Redeemer, is already in a higher state than poetry can confer. The essence of poetry is invention ; such invention as, by producing something unexpected, surprises and delights. The topicks of devotion are few, and being few are universally known ; but, few as they are, they can... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 Seiten
...merits of his Redeemer, is already in a •higher state than poetry can confer. The essence of poetry is invention ; such invention as, by producing something unexpected, surprises and delights. The topicks of devotion arc few, and being few are universally known ; but few as they are, they can... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 486 Seiten
...merits of his Redeemer, is already in a higher state than poetry can confer. The essence of poetry is invention ; such invention as, by producing something unexpected, surprises and delights. The topicks of devotion are few, and being few are universally known ; but, few as they are, they can... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 410 Seiten
...merits of his Redeemer, is already in a higher state than poetry can confer. The essence of poetry is invention ; such invention as, by producing something unexpected, surprises and delights. The topicks of devotion are few, and being few are universally known ; but few as they are, they can... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 466 Seiten
...merits of his Redeemer, is already in a higher state than poetry can confer. The essence of poetry is invention ; such invention as, by producing something unexpected, surprises and delights. The topics of devotion are few, and being few are universally known ; but, few as they are, they can... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 476 Seiten
...merits of his Redeemer, is already in a higher state than poetry can confer. The essence of poetry is invention ; such invention as, by producing something unexpected, surprises and delights. The topicks of devotion are few, and being few are universally known ; but, few as they are, they can... | |
 | John Watkins - 1822 - 476 Seiten
...position with his wonted eloquence and ingenuity. " The essence of poetry," says that great critic, " is invention ; such invention as, by producing something unexpected, surprises and delights. The topics of devotion are few, and being few are universally known; but few as there are, they can... | |
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The essence of poetry is invention ; such invention as, by producing something unexpected, surprises and delights. The topics of devotion are few, and being few are universally known ; but few as they are, they can be made no more ; they can receive no... 
