 Dryden confesses of himself and his contemporaries, that they fall below Donne in wit, but maintains that they surpass him in poetry. If Wit be well described by Pope, as being "that which has been often thought, but was never before so well expressed...  The Annual Register - Strona 191796Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - Liczba stron: 358
...have imitated any thing ; they neither copied nature nor life ; neither painted the forms of matter, nor reprefented the operations of intellect. Thofe...deny them to be poets, allow them to be wits. Dryden confeffes of himfelf and his contemporaries, that they fall below Donne in wit, , but maintains that... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1780 - Liczba stron: 590
...to have imitated anything: they neither copied nature nor life; neither painted the forms of matter, nor reprefented the operations of intellect ' Thofe...contemporaries, that they fall below Donne in wit, but maintains that they furpafs him in poetry. ' If by a more noble and more adequate conception that... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1780 - Liczba stron: 726
...have imitated any thing ; they, neither copied nature nor life ; neither painted the forms of matter, nor reprefented the operations of intellect. Thofe...deny them to be poets, allow them to be wits. Dryden confefies of himfelf and his contemporaries, that they fall below Donne in wit, but maintains that... | |
 | 1780 - Liczba stron: 596
...to have imitated anything: they neither copied nature nor life; neither painted the forms of matter, nor reprefented the operations of intellect " Thofe...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 - Liczba stron: 590
...the modulation was fo imperfeft, that they were only found to be verfes by counting the fyllables. ' Thofe however who deny them to be poets, allow them to be wits. Dryden confeffes of himfelf and his contemporaries, that they fall below Donne in wit, but maintains that... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - Liczba stron: 494
...have imitated any thing ; they neither copied nature nor life ; neither painted the forms of matter, nor reprefented the operations of intellect:. Thofe...contemporaries, that they fall below Donne in wit, but maintains that they furpafs him in poetry. If Wit be well defcribed by Pope, as being, ** that... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - Liczba stron: 498
...imitated any thing ; they neither copied nature nor life ; neither painted painted the forms of matter, nor reprefented the operations of intellect. Thofe...them to be poets, allow , them to be wits. Dryden confefies of himfelf and his contemporaries, that they fall below Donne in wit, but maintains that... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - Liczba stron: 494
...nor life ; neither painted the forms of 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 contemporaries, that they fall below Donne in wit, but maintains... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1790 - Liczba stron: 508
...have imitated anything; they neither copied nature for life; neither painted the forms of matter ; nor reprefented the operations of intellect. Thofe...deny them to be poets, allow them to be wits. Dryden confeffes of himfelf and his contemporaries, that they fall below Donne in wit; but maintains, that... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - Liczba stron: 478
...have imitated any thing; they neither copied nature for life; neither painted the forms of matter; nor reprefented the operations of intellect. Thofe...contemporaries, that they fall below Donne in wit; but maintains, that they furpafs him in poetry. If wit be well ciefcribed by Pope, as being " that... | |
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