 | John Wilson - 1857 - عدد الصفحات: 460
...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 r but few as they are, they can be made no more ; they can receive no grace from novelty of sentiment,... | |
 | John Wilson - 1858 - عدد الصفحات: 322
...poetry is invention: sneh invention as, by producing something on» expected, surprises and delights. The topics of devotion are few. and being few are universally known ; but few as they arc, they can be made no more ; they can receive no grace from 182 183 íorelty of sentiment, and very... | |
 | John Wilson - 1859 - عدد الصفحات: 328
...poetry is invention : such invention as, by producing something unexpected, surprises and delights. The topics of devotion are few, and being few are...can be made no more ; they can receive no grace from nerelty of sentiment, and very little from noreify of expression. Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea... | |
 | 1860 - عدد الصفحات: 784
...poetry is invention ; such invention as, by producing something unexpected, surprises and delights. g to the r laidence ftf Cowper, which faced tho market-place. T Lady Austen's residence- in France. h«' in:uie no more ; they can receive no grace from novelly of sentiment, and very little from novelty... | |
 | John Wilson - 1864 - عدد الصفحات: 334
...poetry is invention; such invention as, by producing something unexpected, surprises and delights. The topics of devotion are few, and being few are...Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea more grateful in the mind than things themselves afford. This effect proceeds from the display of those parts of... | |
 | John Wilson - 1870 - عدد الصفحات: 722
...poetry is invention; such invention as, by producing something unexpected, surprises and delights. The topics of devotion are few, and being few are...can be made no more ; they can receive no grace from 182 ISS novelty of sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression. Poetry pleases by exhibiting... | |
 | William Morley Punshon - 1873 - عدد الصفحات: 400
...poetry is invention ; such invention as, by producing something unexpected, surprises and delights. The topics of devotion are few, and being few are...sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression." Such an unworthy definition of poetry might answer for an age of lampooners, when merry quips and conceits... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1876 - عدد الصفحات: 768
...poetry is invention ; such invention as, by producing something unexpected, surprises and delights. The topics of devotion are few, and being few are...can be made no more ; they can receive no grace from noveliy of sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression. DR. S. JOHNSON : Life of Waller.... | |
 | Globe encyclopaedia - 1879 - عدد الصفحات: 642
...merely ' word-painting.' Among the moderns, Johnson calls it 'metrical composition,' and that which pleases by 'exhibiting an idea more grateful to the mind than things themselves afford.' NVhately calls it ' elegant and decorated language in verse,' and Masson 'creation and imagery in verse"... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1880 - عدد الصفحات: 772
...poetry is invention ; such invention as, by producing something unexpected, surprises and delights. elucidate the condition of society and the nature of man. He shows us the court, the camp, DR. S. JOHNSON : Life of Waller. There is something so natively great and good in a person that is... | |
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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... 
