 that which has been often thought, but was never before so well expressed," they certainly never attained nor ever sought it ; for they endeavoured to be singular in their thoughts, and were careless of their diction. But Pope's account of wit is undoubtedly...  The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal - Pagina 31780Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Samuel Johnson - 1826 - 430 pagina’s
...they fall below Domtc in wit; but maintains, tbat they surpass him in poetry. If wit be well described by Pope, as being * that which has been often thought, but was never before so well expressed,' they certainly never attained, nor ever sought it; for they endeavoured to be singular... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 752 pagina’s
...fall below Donne in wit ; but maintains, that they surpass him in poetry. If wit be well described - so well expressed," they certainly never attained, nor ever sought it; for they endeavoured to be singular... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 522 pagina’s
...fall below Donne in wit ; but maintains, that they surpass him in peetrj* If wit be well described by Pope, as being ' that which has been often thought, but was never before so well expressed,' they certainly never attained, nor ever songht it ; for they endeavoured to be... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 346 pagina’s
...they fall below Donne in wit ; but maintains that they surpass him in poetry. If wit be well described by Pope, as being " that which has been often thought, but was never before so well expressed," they certainly never attained nor ever sought it ; for they endeavoured to be singular... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 472 pagina’s
...Donne in wit, but maintains that they surpass him in poetry.35 If wit be well described by Pope,36 as being " that which has been often thought, but was never before so well expressed," they certainly never attained, nor ever sought it; for they endeavoured to be singular... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 468 pagina’s
...Donne in wit, but maintains that they surpass him in poetry." ? If wit be well described by Pope,36 as being " that which has been often thought, but was never before so well expressed," they certainly never attained, nor ever sought it; for they endeavoured to be singular... | |
 | William Russell - 1856 - 240 pagina’s
...they fall below Donne in wit; but maintains, that they surpass him in poetry. If wit be well described by Pope, as being " that which has been often thought, but was never before so well expressed," they certainly never attained, nor ever sought it ; for they endeavored to be singular... | |
 | Casket - 1873 - 912 pagina’s
...they fall below Donne in wit ; but maintains that they surpass him in poetry. If wit be well described d it, Marvel, and know not That God at their fountains Far off has been ra so well expressed," they certainly never attained, nor ever sought it; for they endeavoured to be singular... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1877 - 464 pagina’s
...they fall below Donne in wit, but maintains that they surpass him in poetry. If wit be well described by Pope as being ' that which has been often thought, but was never before so well expressed,' they certainly never attained, nor ever sought it; for they endeavoured to be singular... | |
 | 1878 - 446 pagina’s
...they fall below Donne in wit, but maintains that they surpass him in poetry. If wit be well described by Pope, as being " that which has been often thought, but was never before so well expressed," they certainly never attained, nor ever sought it; for they endeavoured to be singular... | |
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