 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
 | William Morley Punshon - 1857 - 60 pages
...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.'' Such an unworthy definition of poetry might answer for an age of lampooners; when merry quips and fantastic... | |
 | John Wilson - 1857 - 462 pages
...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 - 1857 - 456 pages
...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 - 1857 - 460 pages
...unexpected, surprises and delights. The topics of devotion are few, and being few are universally known r 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... | |
 | Young Men's Christian Associations (London, England) - Christianity - 1857 - 564 pages
...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." Such an unworthy definition of poetry might answer for an age of lampooners, when merry quips and fantastic... | |
 | John Wilson - 1858 - 322 pages
...delights. The topics of devotion are few. and being few are universally known ; but few as they arc, they can be made no more ; they can receive no grace from 182 183 íorelty of sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression. Poetry pleases by exhibiting... | |
 | John Wilson - 1859 - 328 pages
...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 nerelty of sentiment, and very little from noreify of expression. Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea... | |
 | John Wilson - 1864 - 334 pages
...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 - 1870 - 722 pages
...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 182 ISS novelty of sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression. Poetry pleases by exhibiting... | |
 | William Morley Punshon - Sermons, English - 1873 - 400 pages
...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." Such an unworthy definition of poetry might answer for an age of lampooners, when merry quips and conceits... | |
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