 | William Cowper - 1851 - 790 דפים
...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 דפים
...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,... | |
 | John Wilson - 1852 - 328 דפים
...God. Contemplative piety, or the intercourse between God ar,i the human soul, cannot be poetical. Mao, admitted to implore the mercy of his Creator, and...poetry can confer. " The essence of poetry is invention ; sneh invention as, by producing something unexpected, surprises and delights. The topics of devotion... | |
 | C. Gough - 1853 - 414 דפים
...shall lay aside. Contemplative piety, or the intercourse between God and the human soul, cannot be poetical. Man admitted to implore the mercy of his...already in a higher state than poetry can confer. Omnipotence cannot be exalted, infinity cannot be amplified, perfection cannot be improved. THE LITTLE... | |
 | John Wilson - 1854 - 342 דפים
...or the intercourse belween God and lhe human soul, cannot be poetical. Man, admilted to implore lhe mercy of his Creator, and plead the merits of his...poetry is invention; such invention as, by producing somelhing unexpected, surprises and delights. The topics of devotion are few, and being few are universally... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 472 דפים
...the works of God. Contemplative piety, or the intercourse between God and the human soul, cannot be poetical. Man, admitted to implore the mercy of his...Redeemer, is already in a higher state than poetry can confer.63 The essence of poetry is invention ; such invention as, by producing something unexpected,... | |
 | James Montgomery, John Holland - 1854 - 536 דפים
...the ignominy of being prose." " It is begging the' question," continues Montgomery, " to say, that ' man admitted to implore the mercy of his Creator,...already in a higher state than poetry can confer.' He is; but what of that? he must follow the counsel of the prophet : ' Take with you words, and turn... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 468 דפים
...the works of God. Contemplative piety, or the intercourse between God and the human soul, cannot be poetical. Man, admitted to implore the mercy of his...Redeemer, is already in a higher state than poetry can confer.63 The essence of poetry is invention ; such invention as, by producing something unexpected,... | |
 | John Wilson - 1857 - 456 דפים
...Johnson's argument is, " that contemplative piety, or the intercourse between God and man, cannot be poetical. Man admitted to implore the mercy of his...already in a higher state than poetry can confer." There is something very fine and true in the sentiment here ; but the sentiment is only time in some... | |
 | John Wilson - 1857 - 460 דפים
...Johnson's argument is, " that contemplative piety, or the intercourse between God and man, cannot be poetical. Man admitted to implore the mercy of his...already in a higher state than poetry can confer." There is something very fine and true in the sentiment here ; but the sentiment is only true in some... | |
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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. 
