 | William Clark Russell - 1871 - عدد الصفحات: 550
...narrowness of the definer, though a definition which shall exclude Pope will not easily be made. Let us look round upon the present time, and back upon...the pretensions of Pope will be no more disputed. . — Johnson. I remember also distinctly (though I have not for this the authority of my journal)... | |
 | James Boswell, William Wallace - 1873 - عدد الصفحات: 612
...narrowness of the definer, though a definition which shall exelude Pope will not easily be made. Let us look round upon the present time, and back upon...; let us inquire to whom the voice of mankind has deerced the wreath of poctry ; let their productions be examined, and their elaims stated, and the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1873 - عدد الصفحات: 620
...round ! upon the present time, and back upon the put : let us inquire to whom the voice of mankind hni decreed the wreath of poetry; let their productions be examined, and their chums stated, and the pretension« of Pope will be no шип disputed.' gone, 437 shall appear another... | |
 | James Boswell - 1874 - عدد الصفحات: 584
...narrowness of the definer ; though a definition which shall exclude Pope will not easily be made. Let us look round upon the present time, and back upon the past ; let [us] enquire to whom the voice of mankind has decreed the wreath of poetry ; let their productions be examined,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1874 - عدد الصفحات: 584
...narrowness of the definer ; though a definition which shall exclude Pope will not easily be made. Let us look round upon the present time, and back upon the past ; let [us] enquire to whom the voice of mankind has decreed the wreath of poetry ; let their productions be examined,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1879 - عدد الصفحات: 510
...narrowness of the definer, though a definition which shall exclude Pope will not easily be made. Let us look round upon the present time, and back upon the past; let us enquire to whom the voice of mankind has decreed the wreath of poetry ; let their productions be examined,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1884 - عدد الصفحات: 626
...narrowness of the definer; though a definition which shall exclude Pope will not easily be made. Let us look round upon the present time, and back upon...the pretensions of Pope will be no more disputed." I remember once to have heard Johnson say, " Sir, a thousand years may elapse before there shall appear... | |
 | James Boswell - 1887 - عدد الصفحات: 466
...narrowness of the definer ; though a definition which shall exclude Pope will not easily be made. Let us look round upon the present time, and back upon the past; let us enquire to whom the voice of mankind has decreed the wreath of poetry; let their productions be examined,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1887 - عدد الصفحات: 470
...narrowness of the definer ; though a definition which shall exclude Pope will not easily be made. Let us look round upon the present time, and back upon the past ; let us enquire to whom the voice of mankind has decreed the wreath of poetry ; let their productions be examined,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1888 - عدد الصفحات: 544
...narrowness of the definer ; though a definition which shall exclude Pope will not easily be made. Let us look round upon the present time, and back upon the past ; let [us] enquire to whom the voice of mankind has decreed the wreath of poetry ; let their productions be examined,... | |
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If Pope be not a poet, where is poetry to be found? To circumscribe poetry by a definition will only show the narrowness of the definer, though a definition which shall exclude Pope will not easily be made. 
