| British poets - 1822 - Страниц: 280
...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 uovelty of sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression. Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea... | |
| John Watkins - 1822 - Страниц: 452
...and delights. The topics of devotion are few, and being few are universally known; but few as there are, they can be made no more; they can receive no grace from novelty of sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression." This, in the main, is perfectly just, yet it... | |
| John Watkins - 1822 - Страниц: 452
...and delights. The topics of devotion are few, and being few are universally known ; but few as there are, they can be made no more ; they can receive no grace from novelty of sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression." This, in the main, is perfectly just, yet it... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - Страниц: 652
...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... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - Страниц: 674
...unexpected, surprizes 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 - 1826 - Страниц: 430
...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 exhihiting an idea more grateful... | |
| Henry Hunter - 1828 - Страниц: 356
...unexpected, surprises and delights. The topics of devotion are few, and being few are universally knoxvn ; 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... | |
| James Montgomery - 1833 - Страниц: 348
...somethingunexpected, 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... | |
| 1833 - Страниц: 580
...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.' In this sweeping style he proceeds with criticism... | |
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