 | 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 can receive no grace from novelty of sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression. Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea more grateful... | |
 | 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
...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 no grace from nerelty of sentiment, and very little from noreify of expression. Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea... | |
 | John Wilson - 1864 - 334 pages
...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 no grace from novelty of sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression. Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea more grateful... | |
 | John Wilson - 1870 - 722 pages
...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 no grace from 182 ISS novelty of sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression. Poetry pleases by exhibiting... | |
 | William Morley Punshon - 1873 - 400 pages
...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 no grace from novelty of sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression." Such an unworthy definition of poetry might... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, William Alexander Clouston - 1875 - 346 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 novelty of sentiment and very little from novelty of expression. Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea more grateful... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1876 - 768 pages
...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 no grace from noveliy of sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression. DR. S. JOHNSON : Life of Waller.... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1880 - 772 pages
...something unexpected, surprises and delights. The topics of devotion are few, and being few are universally shows us the court, the camp, sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression. DR. S. JOHNSON : Life of Waller. There is something... | |
 | William Morley Punshon - 1881 - 296 pages
...unex. pected, surprises and delights. The topics of devotion aro 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." Such an unworthy definition of poetry might... | |
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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. 
