 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...imitations, by traditional imagery, and hereditary sirnilies, i readiness of rhyme, and volubility pf syllables. In perusing the works of this race of authors, the mind is exercised either rrc"llc-ction or inquiry ; either something already learned is to be retrieved, Something new is to... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...were often worth the carriage. To write on their plan, it was at least necessary to read and think. No man could be born a metaphysical poet, nor assume...descriptions copied from descriptions, by imitations borrowrd from imitations, by traditional imagery, and hereditary sinlilies, by readiness of rhyme,... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - English literature - 1806 - 294 pages
...were often worth the carriage. To write on their plan, it was at least necessary to read and think. No man could be born a metaphysical poet, nor assume...imitations, by traditional imagery, and hereditary similies, by readiness of rhyme, and volubility of syllables. In perusing the works of this race of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 336 pages
...were often worth the carriage. To write on their plan it was at least necessary to read and think. No man could be born a metaphysical poet, nor assume...imitations, by traditional imagery, and hereditary similies, by readiness of rhyme, and volubility of syllables. In perusing the works of this race of... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - English poetry - 1809 - 296 pages
...often worth the carriage. To write on their plan, it was at least .necessary tn rMfl fl"H th'"V. W" man could be/ born a metaphysical poet, nor assume...imitations, by traditional imagery, and hereditary similies, by readiness of rhyme, and volubility of syllables. In perusing the works of this race of... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...think. No man could be born a metaphysical poet, nor assume the dignity of a writer, by dc. scriptions copied from descriptions, by imitations borrowed from...works of this race o'f authors, the mind is exercised cither by recollection or inquiry : cither something already learned is to be retrieved, or some, thing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 pages
...were often worth the carriage. To write on their plan it was at least necessary to read and think. No man could be born a metaphysical poet, nor assume...imitations, by traditional imagery, and hereditary similies, by readiness of rhyme, and volubility of syllables. In perusing the works of this race of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pages
...were often worth the carriage. To write on their plan it was at least necessary to read and think. No man could be born a metaphysical poet, nor assume the dignity of a writer, by descriptions copied ft om descriptions, by imitations borrowed from imitations, by traditional imagery, and hereditary... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1811 - 420 pages
...and hereditary siiiiilies, by readiness of rhyme, and volubility of syllables. In perusing the woiks of this race of authors, the mind is exercised either by recollection or enquiry : either something already learned is to be retrieved, or something new is to be examined.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1816 - 486 pages
...were often worth the carriage. To write on their plan it was at least necessary to read and think. No man could be born a metaphysical poet, nor assume...imitations, by traditional imagery, and hereditary similies, by readiness of rhyme, and volubility of syllables. In perusing the works of this race of... | |
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To write on their plan, it was at least necessary to read and think. No man could be born a metaphysical poet, nor assume the dignity of a writer, by descriptions copied from descriptions, by imitations borrowed from imitations, by traditional imagery,... 
