 Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea more grateful to the mind than things themselves afford. This effect proceeds from the display of those parts of nature which attract, and the concealment of those which repel, the imagination ; but religion must be...  The British Poets: Including Translations ... - Page 48by British poets - 1822Full view - About this book
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...little from novelty of expression. Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea more grateful to the mind than things themselves afford. This effect proceeds from...which repel the imagination: but religion must be shewn as it is; suppression and addition equally corrupt it; and such as it is, it is known already.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...from novelty of expression. Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea more grateful to the mind than the things themselves afford. This effect proceeds from...the display of those parts of nature which attract, und the concealment of those which repel the imagination : but religion must be shown as it is; suppression... | |
 | Holy Spirit - 1805 - 298 pages
...added by art or falsehood. It is not a wrong i 3 observation observation by the late Dr. Johnson : " Religion must be shown as it is : suppression and addition equally corrupt it."* § 61. Placing the matter in another point of view ; the person who disclaims the potency of nature... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 654 pages
...little from novelty of expression. Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea more grateful to the mind than things themselves afford. This effect proceeds from...the imagination: but religion must be shown as it b ; suppression and addition equally corrupt it ; and such as it is, it is known already. From poetry... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 pages
...little from novelty of expression. Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea more grateful to the mind than things themselves afford. This effect proceeds from...which repel, the imagination : but religion must be shewn as it is ; suppression and addition equally corrupt it ; and such as it is, it is known already.... | |
 | William Smith - Anglican Communion - 1814 - 330 pages
...little from novelty of expression* Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea more grateful to the mind than things themselves afford. This effect proceeds from...concealment of those, which repel the imagination. But irligioni must be shown as it is ; suppression and addition equally corrupt it ; and such as it is,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1816 - 486 pages
...little from novelty of expression. Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea more grateful to the mind than things themselves afford. This effect proceeds from...which repel, the imagination : but religion must be shewn as it is ; suppression and addition equally corrupt it ; and such as it is, it is known already.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 410 pages
...little from novelty of expression. Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea more grateful to the mind than things themselves afford. This effect proceeds from...attract, and the concealment of those which repel, tffe imagination : but religion must be shewn as it is ; suppression and addition equally corrupt it;... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1819 - 644 pages
...little from novelty of expression. Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea more grateful to l lie mind than things themselves afford. This effect proceeds from the display of those parts of nature ĢInch attract, and the concealment of those which repel, the imagination : but religion must be shown... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 466 pages
...little from novelty of expression. Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea more grateful to the mind than things themselves afford. This effect proceeds from...which repel the imagination : but religion must be showed as it is : suppression and addition equally corrupt it ; and such as it is, it is known already.... | |
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