 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - Страниц: 654
...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 grace from novelty of sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression. Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea more grateful... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - Страниц: 476
...unexpected, surprises and delights. The topicks 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 grace from novelty of sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression. Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea more grateful... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - Страниц: 420
...unexpected, surprises and delights. The topicks of devotion arc few, and being few are universally known ; but few as they are, they can be made no more ; they can receive no grace from novelty of sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression. Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea more grateful... | |
 | William Smith - 1814 - Страниц: 330
...unexpected, surprises and til-lights. 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 grace from novelty of sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression* Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea more grateful... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - Страниц: 486
...unexpected, surprises and delights. The topicks 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 grace from novelty of sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression. Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea more grateful... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - Страниц: 410
...unexpected, surprises and delights. The topicks of devotion are few, and being few are universally known ; but few as they are, they can be made no more ; they can receire no grace from novelty of sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression. Poetry pleases... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - Страниц: 470
...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 grace from novelty of sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression. Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea more grateful... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - Страниц: 476
...unexpected, surprises and delights. The topicks 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 grace from novelty of sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression. Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea more grateful... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - Страниц: 466
...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 grace from novelty of sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression. Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea more grateful... | |
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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... 
