 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...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...grateful to the mind than things themfelves afford. This effect proceeds from the difplay of thofe parts of nature which attract, and the concealment of thofe... | |
 | Henry Hunter - 1794 - 508 pages
...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...novelty of fentiment, and very little from novelty of expreflion. " Poetry pleafcs by exhibiting an idea more grateful to the mind than things themfelves.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 pages
...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...novelty of fentiment, and very little from novelty of expreflion. Poetry pleafes by exhibiting an idea more grateful to the mind than things themfelves afford.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 pages
...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...grateful to the mind than things themfelves afford. This effect proceeds from the difplay of thofe parts of nature which attract, and the concealment of thofe... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...unexpected, surprises and delights. The topicks 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 little from novelty of expression. Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea more grateful... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...and delights. The topies .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 novelty of sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression. Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea more grateful... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 482 pages
...and delights. The topicks of devotion are few, and being few are univerfally known ; bur, few as they are, they can be made no more ; they can receive no...grateful to the mind than things themfelves afford. This effect proceeds from the difplay of thofe parts 'of nature which attract, and the concealment of thofe... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 pages
...and delights. The topicks 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 novelty of sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression. Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea more grateful... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 654 pages
...and delights. The topics of devotion are few, and being few are universally known ; but, few as they r false are necessary things, To raise up commonwealths, and ruin kings. sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression. Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea more grateful... | |
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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 novelty of sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression. 
