 | English poets - 1790 - 304 pages
...little circumftances, without vulgarity or trifling? what particulars are proper, and enliven the image; or what are impertinent, and clog it ? In this matter painting is to be eonfulted, ^.nd the whole regard had to thofe circumftances which contribute to form a full, and yet... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 1104 pages
...circumltances, without vulgarity or trifling ? what particulars are proper, and enliven the image ; or what are impertinent, and clog it ? In this matter...yet not a confufed, idea of a thing. Epithets are of a vaft fervice to this effect, and the right ufe of thefe is often the only expedient to render the... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 902 pages
...circumliances, without vulgarity or trifling ? what particulars are proper, and; enliven the image ; or what are impertinent, and clog it ? In this matter...contribute to form a full, and yet not a confufed, jEea of a thing. Epithets are of a vaft fervice to this effect, and the tight ufc of thefe is often... | |
 | Homer - 1796 - 350 pages
...found to make the livelieft imprefiion on the reader. The qtieftion is, how far a poet, in purfuing th^ defcription or image of an aftion, can attach himfelf...idea of a thing. Epithets are of vaft fervice to this effect, and the right ufe of thefe is often the only expedient to render the narration poetical; The... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1797 - 472 pages
...circum/tances, without vulgarity or triffing ? what particulars are proper, and enliven the image ; or what are impertinent, and clog it ? In this matter...painting is to be confulted, and the whole regard had VOL. IV. FF to to thofe circumftances which contribute to form 2 full, and yet not a confufed, idea... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 504 pages
...proper, and enliven the image ; or what are impertinent, and clog it ? In this matter GG 4 painting painting is to be confulted, and the whole regard...idea of a thing. Epithets are of vaft fervice to this effect, and the right ufe of thefe is often the only expedient to render the narration poetical. The... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 508 pages
...proper, and enliven the image ; or what are impertinent, and clog it ? In this matter op 4 painting painting is to be confulted, and the whole regard...idea of a thing. Epithets are of vaft fervice to this effect, and the right ufe of thefe is often the only expedient to render the narration poetical. The... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 550 pages
...clog it ? In this matter '004 painting painting is to be confulted, and the whole regard had to thole circumftances which contribute to form a full, and...idea of a thing. Epithets are of vaft fervice to this effect, and the right ufe of thefe is often the only expedient, to render the narration poetical. The... | |
 | Homer - 1806 - 234 pages
...little circumstances, without vulgarity or trifling? what particulars are proper, and enliven the image; or what are impertinent, and clog it ? In this matter painting is to be consulted, and the whole regard had to those circumstances which contribute to form a full, and yet... | |
 | Homerus - 1807 - 488 pages
...little circumstances, without vulgarity or trifling? what particulars are proper, and enliven the image; or what are impertinent, and clog it! In this matter painting is to be cousulted, and the whole regard had to those circumstances which contribute to form ft full, and yet... | |
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The question is, how far a poet, in pursuing the description or image of an action, can attach himself to little circumstances, without vulgarity or trifling? what particulars are proper, and enliven the image; or what are impertinent, and clog it? In... 
