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" 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 Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature - Page 359
edited by - 1779
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Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English Poets, Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 358 pages
...than poetry can confer. The effence of poetry is invention ; fuch invention as, by producing fomething unexpected, furprifes and delights. The topicks of...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...
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal, Volume 61

1780 - 596 pages
...invention ; fuch invention as, by producing fomething unexpected, furprifes and delights. The topics of devotion are few, and being few are univerfally...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...
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Monthly Review; Or New Literary Journal, Volume 61

Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 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...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: Cowley. Denham. Milton. Butler ...

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 498 pages
...poetry can confer. * The eflence of poetry is invention ; fuch, invention as, by producing fomething unexpected, furprifes and delights. The topicks of...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...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: Cowley. Denham. Milton. Butler ...

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 494 pages
...can confer. The effence of poetry is invention ; fuch invention as, by producing fomething unexpe&ed, furprifes and delights. The topicks of devotion are few, and being few are univerfally known j but, few as they are, they can be made no more ; they can receive no grace from novelty of fentiment,...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: With Critical ..., Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 478 pages
...poetry can confer.. The effence of poetry is invention ; fuch invention as, by producing fomething unexpected, furprifes and delights. The topicks of devotion are few, and being few are uni* verfally known ; but, few as they are, they can be made no more ; they can receive no grace from...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...than poetry can confer. The effcnce of poetry is invention ; fuch invention as, by producing fomething unexpected, furprifes and delights. The topicks of...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...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The lives of the most eminent English poets

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 pages
...than poetry can confer, The effence of poetry is invention ; fuch invention as, by producing fomething 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...
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The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and ..., Volume 2

English poets - 1790 - 344 pages
...confer. The erTence of poetry is invention; fuch invention as, by producing fomething unexpecl- . ed, furprifes and delights. The topicks of devotion are...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...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets,: With Critical ..., Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - 1790 - 508 pages
...•,.(,:•» ..... 3 at; The effence of poetry is invention 5 invention as, by producing fomethiog pected, furprifes and delights. The topicks; of devotion are few, and being few are urn-., verfally known ; but, few as there are, " can be made no more; they can receive, grace from...
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