 | Samuel Johnson - 1759 - 176 pagina’s
...abroad without the fight of fomething which I had never beheld before, or never heeded." " The bufinefs of a poet, faid Imlac, is to examine, not the individual,...tulip, or defcribe the different fhades in the verdure dure of ^he foreft. He is to exhibit in his portraits of nature fuch prominent and ftriking features,... | |
 | Giuseppe Baretti - 1772 - 490 pagina’s
...without the fight " of fomething wh c!i I had *' never beheld before, or " never heeded." The bufinefs of a poet, faid Imlac, is to examine, not the individual,...not number the ftreaks of the tulip, or defcribe the dînèrent (hades of the verdure of the fore It: he is to exhibit in his portraits of nature fuch prominent... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 pagina’s
...the appearances of nature I was therefore careful to ftudy, and every country which I have ftjrveyed has contributed fomething to my poetical powers."...the ftreaks of the tulip, or defcribe the different {hades in the verdure of the foreft. He is to exhibit in his portraits of nature fuch prominent and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 586 pagina’s
...abroad without the fight of fomething which I had never beheld before, or never heeded." " The bufinefs of a poet, faid Imlac, is to examine, not the individual,...the ftreaks of the tulip, or defcribe the, different Jthades in the verdure of the foreft. He is to exhibit in his portraits of nature fuch prominent and... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 pagina’s
...abroad without the fight of fomething which I never, beheld before, or never heeded." " The bufinefs of a poet," faid Imlac, " is to examine, not the individual,...the ftreaks of the tulip, or defcribe the different íluuics in the verdure of the forelL He is to exhibit in his portraits of nature • fuch prominent... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 462 pagina’s
...abroad without the fight of fomething which I had never beheld before, or never heeded." " The bufinefs of a poet, faid Imlac, is to examine, not the individual,...the ftreaks of the tulip, or defcribe the different Ihades in the verdure of the foreft. He is to exhibit in his portraits of nature fuch prominent and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 162 pagina’s
...heeded." "The business of a poet," said Imlac, "is to examine, not the individual, but the species; to remark General properties and large appearances; he does not number the streaks of the tulip, or describe the different shades in the verdure of the forest. He is to exhibit... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 pagina’s
...heeded.'' " The business of a poet," said Imlac, " is to examine, not the individual, but the species; to remark general properties and large appearances ; he does not number the streaks of the tulip, or describe the different shades in the verdure of the forest. He is to exhibit... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 230 pagina’s
...heeded." " The business of a poet, said Imlac, is to examine, not the individual, but the species : to remark general properties and large appearances : he does not number the streaks of the tulip, or describe the different shades in the verdure of the forest. He is to exhibit... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 458 pagina’s
...heeded." " The business of a poet, said Imlac, is to examine, not the individual, but the species ; to remark general properties and large appearances ; he does not number the streaks of the tulip, or describe the different shades in the verdure of the forest. He is to exhibit... | |
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The business of a poet," said Imlac, "is to examine not the individual but the species, to remark general properties and large appearances; he does not number the streaks of the tulip or describe the different shades in the verdure of the forest. 
