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 - Page 42edited by - 1828Full view - About this book
| Tobias Smollett - English literature - 1779 - 510 pages
...unexpected, furprifes and delights. - The topicks of devotion are few, and being few are univerfally known ; but few as they are, they can be made no more: they can re. cetve no grace from novelty of fentiment, and very little from novelty of expreflion. i * Poetry... | |
| Books - 1780 - 596 pages
...unexpected, furprifes and delights. The topics of devotion are few, and being few are univerfally known ; but few as they are, they can be made no more ; they can receive no grace; from novelty of fentiment, and very little from novelty of expreflion. ' Poetry pleafes by exhibiting an idea more... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1780 - 590 pages
...unexpected, furprifes and delights. The topics of devotion are few, and bi;ing few arc unu-erfally known ; but few as they are, they can be made no more ; they can receive no grace from novelty of fentiment, and very little from norelty of expreflion. ' Contemplative piety, cr the ^ntcrcourfe between... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 498 pages
...unexpected, furprifes and delights. The topicks of devotion are few, and being few are univerfally known ; but, few as they are, they can be made no more ; they can receive no grace from novelty of fentiment, and very little from novelty of expreffion. Poetry pleafes by exhibiting an idea more grateful... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 498 pages
...unexpected, furprifes and delights. The topicks of devotion are few, and being few are unjverfally known j but, few as they are, they can be made no more ; they can receive no grace from novelty of fentiment, and very little from novelty of expreffion. Poetry pleafes by exhibiting an idea more grateful... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...unexpected, furprifes and delights. The topicks of devotion are few, and being few are univerfally known ; but, few as they are, they can be made no more ; they can receive no grace from novelty of fentiment, and very little from novelty of expreffion. Poe,try pleafes by exhibiting an idea more grateful... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 344 pages
...delights. The topicks of devotion are few, and being few are univerfally known ; but, few as there are, they can be made no more ; they can receive no grace from novelty of fentiment, and very little from novelty of expreffion. Poetry pleafes by exhibiting an idea more grateful... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...unexpefted, furprifes and delights. The topicks of devotion are few, and being few are univerfally known; but, few as they are, they can be made no more; they can receive no grace from novelty of fentiment, and very little from novelty of expreffion. Poetry pleafes by exhibiting an idea more grateful... | |
| Henry Hunter - Bible - 1794 - 508 pages
...unexpected, furprifes and delights. The topics of devotion are tew, and being few are univerfally known ; but few as they are, they can be made no- more ; they can receive no grace from novelty of fentiment, and very little from novelty of expreflion. " Poetry pleafcs by exhibiting an idea more... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1795 - 610 pages
...unexpected, furprifes and delights. The topicks of devotion are few, and being few are univerfally known ; but few as they are, they can be made no more ; they can receive no grace from novelty of fentiment, and very little from novelty of expreflion. Poetry pleafes by exhibiting an idea more grateful... | |
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