 Contemplative piety, or the intercourse between God and the human soul, cannot be poetical. Man, admitted to implore the mercy of his Creator, and plead the merits of his Redeemer, is already in a higher state than poetry can confer. The essence of poetry...  The North American Review - Page 4561833Full view - About this book
 | Tobias Smollett - English literature - 1779 - 510 pages
...unexpected, furprifes and delights. - The topicks of devotion are few, and being few are univerfally known ; but few as they are, they can be made no more: they can re. cetve no grace from novelty of fentiment, and very little from novelty of expreflion. i * Poetry... | |
 | Books - 1780 - 596 pages
...The effence of poetry is invention ; fuch invention as, by producing fomething unexpected, furprifes and delights. The topics of devotion are few, and being few are univerfally known ; but few as they are, they can be made no more ; they can receive no grace; from... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...implore the mercy of his Cre'at-or, and plead the merits of his Redeemer, is already in a higher stare than poetry can confer. The essence of poetry is invention;...something unexpected, surprises and delights. ,The topicks of devotion are few, 'flnd being few are universally known; bur, few as there are, they can... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...be poetical. Man admitted to implore the mercy of his Creator, and plead the merits of his Redeemer, is already in a higher state than poetry can confer....something unexpected, surprises and delights. The topies .of devotion are few, and being few, are universally known ; but few as they are, they can be... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...be poetical. Man admitted to implore the mercy of his Creator, and plead the merits of his Redeemer, is already in a higher state than poetry can confer....something unexpected, surprises and delights. The topicks of devotion are few, and being few are universally known; but, few as there are, they can be... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 pages
...poetical. Man, admitted to implore the mercy of his Creator, and plead the merits of his Redeemer, is already in a higher state than poetry can confer....something unexpected, surprises and delights. The topicks of devotion are few, and being few are universally known ; but, few as they are, they can be... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1811 - 420 pages
...poetical. Man, admitted to implore the mercy of his Creator, and plead the merits of his Redeemer, is already in a higher state than poetry can confer....something unexpected, surprises and delights. The topicks of devotion are few, and being few are universally known ; but few as they are, they can be... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pages
...poetical. Man, admitted to implore the mercy of his Creator, and plead the merits of his Redeemer, is already in a •higher state than poetry can confer....something unexpected, surprises and delights. The topicks of devotion arc few, and being few are universally known ; but few as they are, they can be... | |
 | William Smith - Anglican Communion - 1814 - 330 pages
...poetical. Man admitted to implore, the mercy of his Creator, and plead the merits of his Redeemer, is already in a higher state than poetry can confer....as, by producing something unexpected, surprises and til-lights. The topics of devotion are few, and being few, are universally known ; but few as they... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1816 - 486 pages
...poetical. Man, admitted to implore the mercy of his Creator, and plead the merits of his Redeemer, is already in a higher state than poetry can confer....something unexpected, surprises and delights. The topicks of devotion are few, and being few are universally known ; but, few as they are, they can be... | |
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