 | 1833 - Страниц: 588
...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... | |
 | Henry Hunter - 1834 - Страниц: 618
...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... | |
 | Leonard Woods, Charles D. Pigeon - 1834 - Страниц: 730
...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 expres sion. Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea more grateful... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - Страниц: 448
...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... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - Страниц: 448
...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... | |
 | 1837 - Страниц: 638
...errors may be briefly examined. The topics of devotion, he says, 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. This objection, which in a greater or less degree... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1837 - Страниц: 752
...delights. The topics of devotion are few, and being few are universally known ; but few as they arc, 8x sentiment, and very little from npyelty of expression. Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea more grateful... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott - 1838 - Страниц: 400
...of Jordan. "But," resumes Johnson, "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." But the fountains of human feeling are not... | |
 | James Montgomery - 1838 - Страниц: 332
...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1838 - Страниц: 716
...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... 
