 ... as the province of poetry is to describe Nature and passion, which are always the same, the first writers took possession of the most striking objects for description, and the most probable occurrences for fiction, and left nothing to those that followed...  Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia: A Tale - Seite 51von Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 184 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1819 - 550 Seiten
...description, and the most probable occurrences for fiction, and left nothing to those that followed them, but transcription of the same events, and new combinations...possession of nature, and their followers of art. . 305 BIOGRAPHICAL.—FOR THE PORT FOLIO. JOHN qUINCY ADAMS. , ABOUT the year 1630, a man by the name... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 162 Seiten
...t tion and the most probable occurrences for fiction, and left nothing tq those that followed them, but transcription of the same events, and new combinations...nature, and their followers of art: that the first e^ce) in strength ft^d invention, and the latter in elegance and refinement. " J was desirous to $dd... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 Seiten
...to those that followed them but transcriptions of the same events, and new combinations of the saoie images : whatever be the reason, it is commonly observed, that the early writers are in possession of iMlure, and their followers of art. ft inc« of Abyflinia, p. 64 & 65. Compositions, merely pretty,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 458 Seiten
...description, and the most probable occurrences for fiction, and left nothing to those that followed them, but transcription of the same events, and new combinations...writers are in possession of nature, and their followers followers of art : that the first excel in strength and invention, and the latter in elegance and refinement.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 194 Seiten
...description, and the most probable occurrences for fiction, and left nothing to those that followed them, but transcription of the same events, and new combinations...observed, that the early writers are in possession of nuturc, and their followers of art: that the first excel in strength and invention, and the latter... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 Seiten
...probable occurrences for fiction, and left nothing to those that followed them, but transcriptions of the same events, and new combinations of the same...early writers are in possession of nature, and their follower* of art : that the first excel in strength and invention, and the latter in elegance and refinement.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1815 - 272 Seiten
...description, and the most probable occurrences for fiction, and left nothing to those lhat followed them, but transcription of the same events, and new combinations...in possession of nature, and their followers of art : lhat the first excel in strength and invention, and the latter in elegance and refinement. " I was... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 484 Seiten
...description, and the most probable occurrences for fiction, and left nothing to those that followed them, but transcription of the same events, and new combinations...reason, it is commonly observed that the early writers ters are in possession of nature, and their followers of art : that the first excel in strength and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 420 Seiten
...description, and the most probable occurrences for fiction, and left nothing to those that followed them, but transcription of the same events, and new combinations...and their followers of art: that the first excel in itrength and invention, and the latter in elegance and refinement. "' I was desirous to add my name... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1820 - 456 Seiten
...description, and the most probable occurrences- \ for fiction, and left nothing to those that followed them, but transcription of the same events, and new combinations...Whatever be the reason, it is commonly observed that the 1 / early writers are in possession of nature, and their 1 followers of art: that the first excel in... | |
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