 In this poem there is no nature, for there is no truth ; there is no art, for there is nothing new. Its form is that of a pastoral ; easy, vulgar, and therefore disgusting ; whatever images it can supply are long ago exhausted ; and its inherent improbability...  Lives of the English Poets: Cowley-Dryden - Page 163by Samuel Johnson - 1905Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 302 pages
...fiction there is little grief. In this poem there is no nature, for there is no truth; there is no art, for there is nothing new. Its form is that of a paftoral, eafy, vulgar, and therefore difgufling : whatever images it can fupply, are long ; ago exhaufted;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 494 pages
...fi&ion there is little grief. Li this poem there is no nature, for there is no truth ; there is no art, for there is nothing new. Its form is that of a paftoral, eafy, vulgar, and therefore difgufting : whatever images it can fupply, are long ago exhaufted... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 498 pages
...fiction there is little grief. In this poem there is no nalkire, for there is no truth ; there is no art, for there is nothing new. Its form is that of a paftoral, eafy, vulgar, and therefore difgufting ; whatever images it can fupply, are long ago exhaufted... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...fiction there is little grief. In this poem there is no nature, for there is no truth ; there is no art, for there is nothing new. Its form is that of a paftoral, eafy, vulgar, and therefore ' difgufting ; whatever images it can fupply, are long ago exhaufted... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1795 - 610 pages
...fiction there is little grief. In this poem there is no nature, for there is no truth ; there is no art, for there is nothing new. Its form is that of a paftoral, eafy, vulgar, and therefore difgufting : whatever images it can fupply, are long ago exhaufted... | |
 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...fiction there is little grief. In this Poem there is no nature, for there is no truth ; there is no art, for there is nothing new. Its form is that of...of his labours, and the partner of his discoveries ; VOL. i. g but what image of tenderness can be excited by these lines ? We drove afield, and both... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...exhausted; audits "herein improbability always force* dissatisfaction on thx mind. When Cow-. ftfcof Hervey that they studied together, it is easy to suppose how much *™«Rniiss the companion of his labours, and the partner of his discoveries ; M what image of tenderness... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 pages
...fiction, there is little grief. In this poem there is no nature, for there is no truth ; there is no art, for there is nothing new. Its form is that of a paftoral; eafy, vulgar, and therefore difgufting ; whatever images it can fupply are long ago exhaufted... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...nature, for there is no truth, there is no art, for there is nothing new. Its form is of that a of pastoral, easy, vulgar, and therefore disgusting ;...inherent improbability. always forces dissatisfaction on thx mind. When Cowley tells of Hervey that they studied together, it is easy to suppose how much he... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 336 pages
...grief. In this poem there is no nature, for there is no truth ; there is no art, for there is nothmg new. Its form is that of a pastoral; easy, vulgar,...can supply are long ago exhausted; and its inherent improWbilily always forces dissatisfaction on the mind. When Cowley tells of Hervey, that they studied... | |
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