 | Young Men's Christian Associations (London, England) - 1857 - 564 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." Such an unworthy definition of poetry might answer for an age of lampooners, when merry quips and fantastic... | |
 | William Morley Punshon - 1857 - 62 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.'' Such an unworthy definition of poetry might answer for an age of lampooners; when merry quips and fantastic... | |
 | John Wilson - 1857 - 466 pages
...not absolutely confound mortal beings, and humble them down even below the very dust. There may be " no grace from novelty of sentiment," and " very little from novelty of expression" — to use Dr Johnson's words — for it is neither grace nor novelty that the spirit of the poet is... | |
 | John Wilson - 1857 - 456 pages
...not absolutely confound mortal beings, and humble them down even below the very dust. There may be " no grace from novelty of sentiment," and " very little from novelty of expression " — to use Dr Johnson's words — for it is neither grace nor novelty that the spirit of the poet... | |
 | John Wilson - 1857 - 460 pages
...not absolutely confound mortal beings, and humble them down even below the very dust. There may be " no grace from novelty of sentiment," and " very little from novelty of expression " — to use Dr Johnson's words — for it is neither grace nor novelty that the spirit of the poet... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1858 - 418 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,... | |
 | John Wilson - 1858 - 322 pages
...invention: sneh invention as, by producing something on» expected, surprises and 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... | |
 | John Wilson - 1859 - 328 pages
...invention : such invention as, by producing something unexpected, surprises and delights. The topics of devotion are few, and being few are universally...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... | |
 | 1860 - 784 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 they are, they can h«' in:uie no more ; they can receive no grace from novelly of sentiment, and very little from novelty... | |
 | Philip William Perfitt - 1861 - 436 pages
..." Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea more grateful in the mind than things themselves afford. The effect proceeds from the display of those parts of nature which attract, and the concealment of those that repel the imagination; but reUgion must be shown as it is ; suppression... | |
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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... 
