 If the father of criticism has rightly denominated poetry, an imitative art, these writers will, without great wrong, lose their right to the name of poets for they cannot be said to have imitated any thing; they neither copied nature nor life; neither...  Annual Register - Sivu 23muokkaaja - 1780Koko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | 1796 - 690 sivua
...^oilixi, an imitative art, theie writers will, without great wrong, lofe their right to the name of poeu ; for they cannot be faid to have imitated any thing...copied nature nor life ; neither painted the forms of natter, nor reprefented the operations of intellect. Thofe however who deny them to be poets, allow... | |
 | 1780 - 596 sivua
...great wrong, lofc their right to the name of poets ; far they cannot be faid to have imitated anything: they neither copied nature nor life; neither painted...however who deny them to be poets, allow them to be witt. Dryden confefles of himfelf and his contemporaries, that they fall below Donne in wit, but maintains... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1780 - 590 sivua
...great wrong, lofe their right to the came of poets; for they cannot be faid to have imitated anything: they neither copied nature nor life; neither painted the forms of matter, nor rcprefented the operations of intelleft. ' The metaphyfical poets, fays he, were men of learning, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 498 sivua
...rexw pipyjtxri, an imitative art, thefe writers will, without great wrong, , lofe their right to the name of poets ; for they cannot be faid to have imitated any thing ; they neither copied nature nor life j neither painted the forms of matter, nor reprefented the operations of intellect. Thofe however who... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 478 sivua
...an imitative artf thefe writers will, without great wrong, lofe their right to the name .of poeW ; for they cannot be faid to have imitated any thing; they neither copied nature npf life; neither painted the forms of matter, nor rgprefented the operations of intellect^ f Thofe... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 sivua
...poetry ttyw pp;/ixi;, an imitative art, thefe writers will, without great wrong, lofe their right to the name of poets ; for they cannot be faid to have imitated...matter, nor reprefented the operations of intellect. Thpfe however who deny them to be poets, allow them to be wits. D' yden confefles of himfelf and his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 sivua
...pp,, <.-„•/}, an imitative art, thefe writers will, without great wrong, lofe their right to the name of poets ; for they cannot be faid to have imitated...they neither copied nature nor life ; neither painted painted the forms of matter, nor reprefented the operations of intellect. Thofe however who deny them... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 sivua
...I'syyq pju^/w;, an imitative art, thefe writers will, without great wrong, lofe their right to the name of poets ; for they cannot be faid to have imitated any thing; they neither copied nature for life; neither painted the forms of matter; nor reprefented the operations of intellect. Thofe however... | |
 | 1796 - 692 sivua
...'_>;.) pip.ijlix*, an imitative art, thefe writers will, without great wrong, lofe their right to the name of poets ; for they cannot be faid to have imitated...nor life ; neither painted the forms of matter, nor reprefentcd the operations of intellect. Thofe however who deny them to be poets, allow them to be... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Thomas Zouch - 1796 - 640 sivua
...wrote only verfe,' who cannot be faid to have imitated any thing, rs they neither copied Nature from life, neither painted the forms of matter, nor reprefented the operations of intellect. Deficient in the fublime and the pathetic, they abounded in hyperbole, in unnatural thought-., violent... | |
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