 | Samuel Johnson, William Alexander Clouston - 1875 - Страниц: 346
...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 Austin Allibone - 1876 - Страниц: 768
...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 noveliy of sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression. DR. S. JOHNSON : Life of Waller.... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1880 - Страниц: 772
...something unexpected, surprises and delights. The topics of devotion are few, and being few are universally shows us the court, the camp, sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression. DR. S. JOHNSON : Life of Waller. There is something... | |
 | William Morley Punshon - 1881 - Страниц: 296
...unex. pected, surprises and delights. The topics of devotion aro 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." Such an unworthy definition of poetry might... | |
 | William Morley Punshon - 1882 - Страниц: 500
...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." Such an unworthy definition of poetry might... | |
 | William Morley Punshon - 1882 - Страниц: 520
...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." Such an unworthy definition of poetry might... | |
 | 1890 - Страниц: 660
...to the Inquisition. Johnson says : " 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." The stage is a magician, with strange and singular... | |
 | Sir Henry Craik - 1895 - Страниц: 660
...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... | |
 | Sir Henry Craik - 1895 - Страниц: 670
...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... | |
 | Henry Schütz Wilson - 1896 - Страниц: 308
...to the Inquisition. Johnson says : ' 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.' The stage is a magician, with strange and singular... | |
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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... 
