 If the father of criticism has rightly denominated poetry, an imitative art, these writers will, without great wrong, lose their right to the name of poets for they cannot be said to have imitated any thing; they neither copied nature nor life; neither...  Annual Register - Page 23edited by - 1780Full view - About this book
 | History - 1796 - 690 pages
...^oilixi, an imitative art, theie writers will, without great wrong, lofe their right to the name of poeu ; for they cannot be faid to have imitated any thing...copied nature nor life ; neither painted the forms of natter, nor reprefented the operations of intellect. Thofe however who deny them to be poets, allow... | |
 | Books - 1780 - 596 pages
...great wrong, lofc their right to the name of poets ; far they cannot be faid to have imitated anything: they neither copied nature nor life; neither painted...however who deny them to be poets, allow them to be witt. Dryden confefles of himfelf and his contemporaries, that they fall below Donne in wit, but maintains... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1780 - 590 pages
...great wrong, lofe their right to the came of poets; for they cannot be faid to have imitated anything: they neither copied nature nor life; neither painted the forms of matter, nor rcprefented the operations of intelleft. ' The metaphyfical poets, fays he, were men of learning, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 498 pages
...rexw pipyjtxri, an imitative art, thefe writers will, without great wrong, , lofe their right to the name of poets ; for they cannot be faid to have imitated any thing ; they neither copied nature nor life j neither painted the forms of matter, nor reprefented the operations of intellect. Thofe however who... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1783 - 478 pages
...an imitative artf thefe writers will, without great wrong, lofe their right to the name .of poeW ; for they cannot be faid to have imitated any thing; they neither copied nature npf life; neither painted the forms of matter, nor rgprefented the operations of intellect^ f Thofe... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...poetry ttyw pp;/ixi;, an imitative art, thefe writers will, without great wrong, lofe their right to the name of poets ; for they cannot be faid to have imitated...matter, nor reprefented the operations of intellect. Thpfe however who deny them to be poets, allow them to be wits. D' yden confefles of himfelf and his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 498 pages
...pp,, <.-„•/}, an imitative art, thefe writers will, without great wrong, lofe their right to the name of poets ; for they cannot be faid to have imitated...they neither copied nature nor life ; neither painted painted the forms of matter, nor reprefented the operations of intellect. Thofe however who deny them... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...I'syyq pju^/w;, an imitative art, thefe writers will, without great wrong, lofe their right to the name of poets ; for they cannot be faid to have imitated any thing; they neither copied nature for life; neither painted the forms of matter; nor reprefented the operations of intellect. Thofe however... | |
 | History - 1796 - 692 pages
...'_>;.) pip.ijlix*, an imitative art, thefe writers will, without great wrong, lofe their right to the name of poets ; for they cannot be faid to have imitated...nor life ; neither painted the forms of matter, nor reprefentcd the operations of intellect. Thofe however who deny them to be poets, allow them to be... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Thomas Zouch - Authors, English - 1796 - 640 pages
...wrote only verfe,' who cannot be faid to have imitated any thing, rs they neither copied Nature from life, neither painted the forms of matter, nor reprefented the operations of intellect. Deficient in the fublime and the pathetic, they abounded in hyperbole, in unnatural thought-., violent... | |
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