 | John Wilson - 1852 - 328 halaman
...poetical. Mao, admitted to implore the mercy of his Creator, and plead the merits of his Redeemer, is already in a higher state than poetry can confer. " The essence of poetry is invention ; sneh invention as, by producing something unexpected, surprises and delights. The topics of devotion... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 472 halaman
...Creator, and plead the merits of his Redeemer, is already in a higher state than poetry can confer.63 The essence of poetry is invention ; such invention...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 - 468 halaman
...Creator, and plead the merits of his Redeemer, is already in a higher state than poetry can confer.63 The essence of poetry is invention ; such invention...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... | |
 | John Wilson - 1854 - 342 halaman
...poetical. Man, admilted to implore lhe mercy of his Creator, and plead the merits of his Redeemer, is already in a higher state than poetry can confer....poetry is invention; such invention as, by producing somelhing unexpected, surprises and delights. The topics of devotion are few, and being few are universally... | |
 | 1857 - 336 halaman
...intercourse between God and the human soul, cannot he poetical," because, among other sophistical reasons, " the essence of poetry is invention ; — such invention...surprises and delights. The topics of devotion are few." Contemplative piety cannot be poetical ! the topics of devotion are few ! Why, what in the world had... | |
 | John Wilson - 1857 - 456 halaman
...here we at once ask ourselves, what does he mean by poetical ? " The essence of poetry," he says, " is invention — such invention as, by producing something unexpected, surprises and delights." Here, again, there is confusion and sophistry. There is much high and noble poetry of which invention,... | |
 | John Wilson - 1857 - 460 halaman
...here we at once ask ourselves, what does he mean by poetical ? " The essence of poetry," he says, " is invention — such invention as, by producing something unexpected, surprises and delights." Here, again, there is confusion and sophistry. There is much high and noble poetry of which invention,... | |
 | John Wilson - 1857 - 462 halaman
...here we at once ask ourselves, what does he mean by poetical ? " The essence of poetry," he says, " is invention — such invention as, by producing something unexpected, surprises an'd delights." Here, again, there is confusion and sophistry. There is much high and noble poetry of which invention,... | |
 | John Wilson - 1858 - 322 halaman
...poetical. Man, admitted to implore the mercy of his Creator, and plead the merits of his Redeemer, is already in a higher state than poetry can confer. "The essence of poetry is invention: sneh invention as, by producing something on» expected, surprises and delights. The topics of devotion... | |
 | John Wilson - 1859 - 328 halaman
...poetical. Man, admitted to implore the mercy of his Creator, and plead the merits of his Redeemer, is already in a higher state than poetry can confer....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... | |
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Contemplative piety, or the intercourse between God and the human soul, cannot be poetical. Man, admitted to implore the mercy of his Creator, and plead the merits of his Redeemer, is already in a higher state than poetry can confer. The essence of poetry... 
