 | George Barrell Cheever - 1844 - 44 pages
...invention ; such invention as, by producing something unexpected, surprises and delights. The topics of devotion are few, and being few, are universally...sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression." In this sweeping style Johnson proceeds with criticism that, notwithstanding our deference for his... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1846 - 246 pages
...invention ; such invention as, by producing something unexpected, surprises and delights. The topics of devotion are few, and, being few, are universally...sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression." In this sweeping style, Johnson proceeds with criticism that, notwithstanding our deference for his... | |
 | William Cowper - 1851 - 790 pages
...inrcntion ; such inTention 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 mode no more ; they can receive no grace from novelty of sentiment, and very little from novelty of... | |
 | John Wilson - 1852 - 334 pages
...invention ; sneh 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 V I made no more; they can receive no grace fron 183 novelty of sentiment, and very little from novelty... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 360 pages
...invention ; such invention as, by producing something unexpected, surprises and delights. The topics of devotion are few, and being few are universally...exhibiting an idea more grateful to the mind than things themselves afford. This effect proceeds from the display of those parts of nature which attract,... | |
 | James Montgomery, John Holland - 1854 - 468 pages
...invention ; such invention as, by producing something unexpected, surprises and delights. The topics of devotion are few, and, being few, are universally...Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea more grateful in the mind than things themselves afford. This effect proceeds from the display of those parts of... | |
 | John Wilson - 1854 - 342 pages
...invention; such invention as, by producing somelhing unexpected, surprises and delights. The topics of devotion are few, and being few are universally...grace from novelty of sentiment, and very little from noTelty of expression. Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea more grateful in the mind than things themselves... | |
 | James Montgomery, John Holland - 1854 - 534 pages
...little from novelty of expression. Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea more grateful in the mind than things themselves afford. This effect proceeds from...the display of those parts of nature which attract, and the concealment of those that repel the imagination ; but religion must be shown as it is ; suppression... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 468 pages
...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 there are, they can be made no more ; they can receive no grace from novelty of sentiment, and very... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 472 pages
...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 there are, they can be made no more ; they can receive no grace from novelty of sentiment, and very... | |
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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... 
