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... The Recreations of Christopher North - الصفحة 328بواسطة John Wilson - 1842عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
| Samuel Johnson - 1800 - عدد الصفحات: 714
...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 - عدد الصفحات: 594
...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 - عدد الصفحات: 716
...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 - عدد الصفحات: 476
...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 - عدد الصفحات: 420
...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 - عدد الصفحات: 486
...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 - عدد الصفحات: 410
...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 - عدد الصفحات: 466
...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 - عدد الصفحات: 476
...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... | |
| British poets - 1822 - عدد الصفحات: 280
...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... | |
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