 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.  Lives of English poets - Pagina 275door Samuel Johnson - 1801Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pagina’s
...unexpected, surprises and delights. The topies .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... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pagina’s
...The essence of poetry is invention ; such invention as, by producing something unexpected, surprises and delights. The topicks 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 482 pagina’s
...The offence of poetry is invention ; fuch invention as, by producing fomething unexpected, furprifes and delights. The topicks of devotion are few, and being few are univerfally known ; bur, few as they are, they can be made no more ; they can receive no grace from novelty of fentiment,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 654 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 pagina’s
...The essence of poetry is invention ; such invention as, by producing something unexpected, surprises 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | William Smith - 1814 - 330 pagina’s
...unexpected, surprises and til-lights. 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 486 pagina’s
...The essence of poetry is invention ; such invention as, by producing something unexpected, surprises 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 410 pagina’s
...The essence of poetry is invention ; such invention as, by producing something unexpected, surprises 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 receire no grace from... | |
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