 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 522 Seiten
...of its topicks enforces perpetual repetition, and the fanctity of the matter rejects the ornaments of figurative diction. It is fufficient for Watts...no man has done well. His poems on other fubjects feldorri rife higher than might be expected from jthe amuferrients of a Man of Letters, and have different... | |
 | SAMUEL JOHNSON - 1781 - 254 Seiten
...the fanctity of the matter rejects the ornax ments ments of figurative diction. It is fuffir cient for Watts to have done better than others what no man has. done well. His poems on other fubjects fcldom rife higher than might be expected from the amufements of a Man. of Letters, and. have different... | |
 | Ben Jonson - 1783 - 280 Seiten
...enforces perpetual repetition, and the fandity of the matt r rejects the ornaments of figurative diftion. It is fufficient for Watts to have done better than others what no man has done well." Johnfon's Life of Watts. In the fame volume with Southwell's two poetical, and oiie profe publication,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 676 Seiten
...fanctity of the matter rejects the ornaments of figurative diction. It is fufficient for Watts to hare done better than others what no man has done well....higher than might be expected from the amufements of a Alan of Letters, and have different degrees of value as they are more or lefs laboured, or as the occafion... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 Seiten
...of its topicks eaforces perpetual repetition, and the fanctity of the matter rejecks the ornaments of figurative diction. It is fufficient for Watts...others what no man has done well. His poems on other fubje&s feldom rife higher than might be expected from the amufements of a Man of Letters, and have... | |
 | 1794 - 954 Seiten
...down the wind. ii chiefly devotional; in regard to which Dr. Johnfon affirms, that " it is Sufficient -'to have done better than others, what no man has done well." He had alleged juft be: * the paucity of topics of iL-vclianal factry enforces perpetual repetition,"... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 972 Seiten
...paucity of its topics enforces perpetual repetition, and the fantSUty of the matter rejects the ornaments of figurative diction. It is fufficient for Watts to have done better than others, what no map has done well. " His poems on other fubjects feldom rife higher than might be expected from the... | |
 | 1821 - 690 Seiten
...pages) which may be compared, not disadrantagpously, with tlio.se of Dr. Watts. « It is sufficient to have done better than others what no man has done well." We now come to the " Miscellanies," of which it would be difficult to give a general character. Many... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1797 - 278 Seiten
...enforces perpetual repetition, and the fanctity of the matter rejects the ornaments of figurative di&ion. It is fufficient for Watts to have done better than others what no man has done fe well. " His poems on other fubjects feldom rife higher than might be expected from the amufements... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 Seiten
...repetition, and the sanctity of the matter rejects the ornaments of figurative diction. It is sufficient for Watts to have done better than others what no man has done well. • His poems on other subjects seldom rise higher than might be expected from the amusements of a man of Letters, and have... | |
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But his devotional poetry is, like that of others, unsatisfactory. The paucity of its topics enforces perpetual repetition, and the sanctity of the matter rejects the ornaments of figurative diction. It is sufficient for Watts to have done better than... 
