 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...  The Quarterly Review - Página 42editado por - 1828Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Samuel Johnson - 1826 - 430 páginas
...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...sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression. Poetry pleases by exhihiting an idea more grateful to the mind than things themselves afford. This... | |
 | 1826 - 794 páginas
...author. Nor will it easily be admitted that devotional topics, be they few, or be they numerous, " can receive no grace from novelty of sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression." All this is crude and prejudiced * theory, in opposition to facts, and to the judgment and feelings... | |
 | Henry Hunter - 1828 - 356 páginas
...unexpected, surprises and delights. The topics of devotion are few, and being few are universally knoxvn ; but few as they are, they can be made no more ; they...sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression. "Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea more grateful to the mind than things themselves afford. This... | |
 | 1833 - 588 páginas
...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...sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression.' In this sweeping style he proceeds with criticism that, notwithstanding our deference for his great... | |
 | 1833 - 580 páginas
...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...sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression.' In this sweeping style he proceeds with criticism that, notwithstanding our deference for his great... | |
 | James Montgomery - 1833 - 348 páginas
...somethingunexpected, 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...sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression. Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea more grateful to the mind than the things themselves afford. This... | |
 | Henry Hunter - 1834 - 618 páginas
...unexpected, surprises and delights. The topics of devotion are few, and being few are universally known ; if men should over-drive them one day, all the flock...goeth before me, and the children be able to endu " Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea more grateful to the mind than things themselves afford. This... | |
 | Leonard Woods, Charles D. Pigeon - 1834 - 686 páginas
...unexpected, sur prises 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...novelty of sentiment, and very little from novelty of expres sion. Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea more grateful to the mind than things themselves... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 448 páginas
...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...sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression. " Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea more grateful to the mind than things themselves afford. This... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 448 páginas
...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...sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression. " Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea more grateful to the mind than things themselves afford. This... | |
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