Poetry, he will find but few precepts in it which he may not meet with in Aristotle, and which were not commonly known by all the poets of the Augustan age. His way of expressing and applying them, not his invention of them, is what we are chiefly to... The Works of the English Poets: Pope - Page 24by Samuel Johnson - 1779Full view - About this book
| 1738 - 310 pages
...may not meet with in Ariftotle, and which were not commonly known by all the Poets of the Autujlan Age. His Way of Expreffing and applying them, not...Invention of them, is what we are chiefly to admire. FOR this Reafon I think there is nothing in the World fo tirefome as the Works of thofe Criticks who... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1729 - 262 pages
...which were not commonly known by '• all {he poets of the Auguftan age. Hi* way of exT " preffing, and applying them, not his invention of " them, is what we are chiefly to admire. " Longinus in his refleftions has given us the fame " kind of Sublime, which he obferves In the feveral " paflages that... | |
| 1729 - 314 pages
...Arijlotlt, and .which were not commonly known by all the Poets of the Attgttftan Age. His Way of Exprefling and Applying them, not his Invention of them, is what we are chiefly to admire. FOR this Reafon I think there is nothing in the World fojirefome as the Works of thofe Criticks, who... | |
| William Ayre, Edmund Curll - 1745 - 392 pages
...and which were not commonly known by all the " Poets of the Auguftan Age. His Way of expref" fing, and applying them, not his Invention of " them, is...in his Reflections has given us the fame " kind of Sublime, which he obferves in the feveral " Paflages that occafioned them. I cannot but " take Notice... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1751 - 354 pages
...Ariftotle, and which were nt>t commonly known by all the poets of the Augufen age. His way ofexpreffing, and applying them, not his invention of them, is what we are chiefly to admire. " Longinus, in his Reflexions, has given us the fanie " kind of fublime, which he obferves in the feveral paf" fages that... | |
| Robert Shiells - 1753 - 366 pages
...examines Horace's Art of Poetry, .he will find but few precepts in it, which he may not meet with irt Ariftotle, and which were not commonly known by all...what we are chiefly to admire. " Longinus, in his Reflexions, has given us the fame kind of fublime, which he obferves in the feveral paflages which... | |
| Theophilus Cibber, Robert Shiells - 1753 - 418 pages
...Ariftotle, and which were not commonly known by all the poets of the Aaguftan age. His way of expreflmg, and applying them, not his invention of them, is what...we are chiefly to admire.—— " Longinus, in. His Reflexions, has given us the fame kind of fublime, which he obferves in the feveral paflages which... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1754 - 264 pages
...not meet with " in Ariftotle, and which were not commonly " known by all the poets of the Anguftan age. " His way of expreffing, and applying them, not " his invention of them, is what we are chiefly ta r' admire. " Longinus, in his Reflexions, has given us the " fame kind of fublime, which he obferves... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1757 - 264 pages
...Ariftotle, and which were not commonly " known by all the poets of the Auguftan age. " His way of expreffmg, and applying them, not ~ his invention of them, is...what we are chiefly to " admire. " Longinus, in his Reflexions, has given us the " feme kind of fublime, which he obferves in the " fereral pafiages that... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1757 - 368 pages
...Ariftotle, and which were not commonly " known by all the poets of the Auguftan age. His. way " ofexpreffing and applying them, not his invention of " them, is what we are chiefly to admire. ' , " Longinus, in hie reflections, has given us the fame " kind o'f fublime, which he obferves in the feveral paf" fages... | |
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