| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - Liczba stron: 562
...name of poets ; for they cannot be said to have imitated any thing ; they neither copied na. ture nor life; neither painted the forms of matter, nor represented...deny them to be poets allow them to be wits. Dryden con. fesses of himself and his contemporaries, that they fall below Donne in wit, but maintains, that... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - Liczba stron: 476
...name of poets ; for they cannot be said to have imitated any thing; they neither copied nature nor life; neither painted the forms of .matter, nor represented...who deny them to be poets, allow them to be wits. IJryden confesses of himself and his contemporaries, that they fall below Donne ia wit ; but maintains,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - Liczba stron: 452
...name of poets ; for they cannot be said to have imitated any thing ; they neither copied nature nor life ; neither painted the forms of matter, nor represented the operations of intellect. they fall below Donne in wit; but maintains, that they surpass him in poetry. If wit be well described... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - Liczba stron: 452
...poets ; for they cannot be said to .have imitated any thing ; they neither copied nature nor life ;i neither painted the forms of matter, nor represented the operations of intellect. they fall below Donne in wit ; but maintains, that they surpass him in poetry. If wit be well described... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - Liczba stron: 426
...name, of poets ; for they cannot be said to have imitated any -thing ; they neither copied nature nor life ; neither painted the forms of matter, nor represented the operations of intellect. ~Tn«se however who deny them to be poets, allow them to be wits. Dryden confesses of himself and his... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1816 - Liczba stron: 486
...name of poets ; for they cannot be said to have imitated any thing ; they neither copied nature nor life; neither painted the forms of matter, nor represented...wit; but maintains, that they surpass him in poetry, c 2 20 If wit be well described by Pope, as being "that " which has been often thought, but was never... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1819 - Liczba stron: 360
...the name of poets, for they cannot be said to have imitated any thing; they neither copied nature nor life ; neither painted the forms of matter, nor represented the operations of intellect." The whole of the account is well worth reading: it was a subject for which Dr. Johnson's powers both... | |
| British poets - 1822 - Liczba stron: 348
...name of poets ; for they cannot be said to have imitated any thing; they neither copied nature nor life, neither painted the forms of matter, nor represented...who deny them to be poets, allow them to be wits. Dry den confesses of himself and his contemporaries, that they fall below Donne in wit; but maintains,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - Liczba stron: 528
...poets ; for they cannot be said to have imitafpH nny filing; thpy *"" — : t her copied nature nor life; neither painted the forms of matter, nor represented the operations of intellect. J Those, however, who deny them to be poets, allow them to be wits. Dryden confesses of himself and... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1826 - Liczba stron: 430
...name of poets; fox they cannot be said to have imitated any thing : they neither copied nature nor life ; neither painted the forms of matter, nor represented...himself and his contemporaries, that they fall below Domtc in wit; but maintains, tbat they surpass him in poetry. If wit be well described by Pope, as... | |
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