 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...  The Quarterly Review - Seite 42herausgegeben von - 1828Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | John Wilson - 1842 - 422 Seiten
...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...sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression. Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea more grateful in the mind than things themselves afford. This... | |
 | John Wilson - 1842 - 428 Seiten
...not absolutely confound mortal beings, and humble them down even below the very dust. There may be " no grace from novelty of sentiment," and " very little from novelty of expression"—to use Dr Johnson's words—for it is neither grace nor novelty that the spirit of the... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1844 - 44 Seiten
...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...sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression." In this sweeping style Johnson proceeds with criticism that, notwithstanding our deference for his... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1846 - 246 Seiten
...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...sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression." In this sweeping style, Johnson proceeds with criticism that, notwithstanding our deference for his... | |
 | William Cowper - 1851 - 790 Seiten
...topics of devotion are few, and being few are universally known ; but, few as they are, they can be mode 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 to the mind than the things themselves afford.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 360 Seiten
...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...sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression. Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea more grateful to the mind than things themselves afford. This... | |
 | James Montgomery, John Holland - 1854 - 536 Seiten
...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...sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression. Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea more grateful in the mind than things themselves afford. This... | |
 | John Wilson - 1854 - 342 Seiten
...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...grace from novelty of sentiment, and very little from noTelty of expression. Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea more grateful in the mind than things themselves... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 472 Seiten
...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...sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression. m His poein of 'Divine Love ' was undertaken, as Aubrey tells us, " at the instance and request of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 468 Seiten
...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...sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression. 62 His poem of 'Divine Love ' was undertaken, as Aubrey tells us, " at the instance and request of... | |
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