 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1825 - 576 halaman
...reasoning. He argues the point, first, from the nature of poetry, and afterwards from that of devotion. ' The essence of poetry is invention ; such invention...surprises and delights. The topics of devotion are few.' It is to be hoped that many men's experience will refute the latter part of this statement. How can... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 506 halaman
...of his creator, and plead the merits of his redeemer, is already in a higher state than poetry cau confer. The essence of poetry is invention ; such...something unexpected, surprises and delights. The topicks of devotion are few, and, being few, are universally known ; but, few as they are, they can... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1826 - 430 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; sueit invention as, by producing something unexpected, surprises and delights. The topics of devotion... | |
 | Henry Hunter - 1828 - 356 halaman
...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....of devotion are few, and being few are universally knoxvn ; but few as they are, they can be made no more ; they can receive no grace from novelty of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 752 halaman
...poetical. Man, admitted to implore the mercy of his Creator, and plead the merits of his Redeemer, - arc, they can be made no more ; they can receive no grace from novelty of sentiment, and very little... | |
 | 1839 - 532 halaman
...Genius rises in renewed radiance from the hallowing waters of Jordan. . ' .-.!'•. "But," says Johnson, "the topics of devotion are few, and being few are universally known; bat few as they are, they can be made no more, they can receive no grace from novelty of sentiment,... | |
 | John Wilson - 1842 - 422 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,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1843 - 718 halaman
...poetical. Man, admitted to implore the mercy of his Creator, and plead the merits of his Redeemer, pronunciation was in the dactylic measures of the...but that variety could be accommodated only to moti ana delights. The topics of devotion are few, and being few are universally known ; but few as they... | |
 | William Cowper - 1851 - 790 halaman
...already to a higber state than poetry can confer. u The essence of poetry is inrcntion ; such inTention as, by producing something unexpected, surprises and...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 - 336 halaman
...Man, admitted to implore the mercy of his Creator, and plead the merits of his Redeemer, is alreadyt" a higher state than poetry can confer. " The essence...of devotion are few, and being few are universally knovvn; but few as they arc, they can be made no more ; they can receive DO gr*eefn* novelty of sentiment,... | |
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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... 
