 | John Wilson - 1857 - 462 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... | |
 | 1857 - 336 דפים
...intercourse between God and the human soul, cannot he poetical," because, among other sophistical reasons, " the essence of poetry is invention ; — such invention...surprises and delights. The topics of devotion are few." Contemplative piety cannot be poetical ! the topics of devotion are few ! Why, what in the world had... | |
 | John Wilson - 1858 - 322 דפים
...the works of God. Contemplative piety, or the interconrse between God and the human sonl, cannot be poetical. Man, admitted to implore the mercy of his...poetry can confer. "The essence of poetry is invention: sneh invention as, by producing something on» expected, surprises and delights. The topics of devotion... | |
 | John Wilson - 1859 - 328 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...can be made no more ; they can receive no grace from nerelty of sentiment, and very little from noreify of expression. Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea... | |
 | 1860 - 784 דפים
...equals Isaiah, in deseribof his Redeemer, is already in a higher state than poetry can collier. •* ife h«' in:uie no more ; they can receive no grace from novelly of sentiment, and very little from novelty... | |
 | Henry Reed - 1860 - 322 דפים
...intercourse between God and the human soul, cannot be poetical," because, among other sophistical reasons, " the essence of poetry is invention ; — such invention...unexpected, surprises and delights. The topics of devotion arc few." Contemplative piety cannot be poetical ! the topics of devotion are few ! Why, what in the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1864 - 460 דפים
...poetical. Man, admitted to implore the mercy of his Creator, and plead the merits of his Kedeemer, is already in a higher state than poetry can confer....unexpected, surprises and delights. The topics of devotien are few, and being few are universally known ; but, few as they are, they can be made no more,... | |
 | 1866 - 638 דפים
...words are indeed suggestive of a truth which they fail exactly to express. " The essence," he says, " of poetry is invention, such invention as, by producing...surprises and delights. The topics of devotion are few." It is perfectly true, as Mr. Keble suggests, that though the object of devotion is one, the topics... | |
 | John Wilson - 1870 - 722 דפים
...with sincerity and humility, will be poetry, and poetry too of the mjst beautiful and affecting kind. "Man, admitted to implore the mercy of his Creator,...the merits of his Redeemer, is already in a higher stale than poetry can ;onfcr." Most true, indeed. But, though poetry did not confer that higher state,... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1876 - 768 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...can be made no more ; they can receive no grace from noveliy of sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression. DR. S. JOHNSON : Life of Waller.... | |
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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. 
