 Words too familiar, or too remote, defeat the purpose of a poet. From those sounds which we hear on small or on coarse occasions, we do not easily receive strong impressions, or delightful images ; and words to which we are nearly strangers, whenever...  A manual of English composition - Sayfa 165Theophilus Dwight Hall tarafından - 1880Tam görünüm - Bu kitap hakkında
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 sayfa
...remote, defeat the purpose of a poet. From those sounds which we hear on small or on coarse occasions, we do not easily receive strong impressions, or delightful...attention on themselves, which they should transmit :o things. Those Those happy combinations of words which distinguish poetry from p had bren raiely... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 sayfa
...purpose of a poet. From those sounds which we hear on small or coarse occasions, we do not «asily receive strong impressions or delightful images; and...whenever they occur, draw that attention on themselves, which'they should convey to things. Life of Dryden. An epithet or metaphor drawn from nature, ennobles... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 sayfa
...occasions, we do not easily receive strong impressions, or delightful images ; and words ro which we arc nearly strangers whenever they occur, draw that attention...themselves, which they should transmit to things. s Those Those happy combinations of words which distinguish poetry fiom prose had Iven rarely attempted... | |
 | George Gregory - 1808 - 352 sayfa
...which we hear on small or coarse occasions, we do not easily receive strong irnVOL. n. G pressions or delightful images ; and words to which we are nearly...strangers, whenever they occur, draw that attention to themselves which they should convey to things. " These happy combinations of words, which distinguish... | |
 | George Gregory - 1809 - 384 sayfa
...remote, defeat the purpose of a poet. From those sounds which we hear on small or coarse occasions, we do not easily receive strong impressions or delightful...words to which we are nearly strangers, whenever they oceur, draw that attention to themselves which they should convey to things. " These happy combinations... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 sayfa
...remote, defeat the purpose of a poet. From those sounds which we hear on small or on coarse occasions, we do not easily receive strong impressions, or delightful...themselves which they should transmit to things. Those Those happy combinations of words which distinguish poetry from prose had been rarely attempted : we... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1819 - 644 sayfa
...grammar-schools, he resided afterwards at Cambridge, it is not to be supposed, that his skill in the ancient we are nearly strangers, whenever they occur, draw...elegances or flowers of speech ; the roses had not vet been plucked from the bramble, or different colours had not been joined to enliven one another.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 466 sayfa
...remote, defeat the purpose of a poet. From those sounds which we hear on small or on coarse occasions, we do not easily receive strong impressions, or delightful...flowers of speech ; the roses had not yet been plucked frgm the bramble ; or different colours had not been joined to enliven one another. It may be doubted... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 652 sayfa
...remote, defeat the purpose of a poet. From those sounds which we hear on small or on coarse occasions, we do not easily receive strong impressions, or delightful...to things. Those happy combinations of words which distingnish poetry from prose had been rarely attempted ; we had few elegances or flowers of speech... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 450 sayfa
...remote, defeat the purpose of a poet. From those sounds which we hear on small or on coarse occasions, we do not easily receive strong impressions, or delightful...distinguish poetry from prose had been rarely attempted; we hadfew elegances or flowers of speech; the roses had not yet been plucked from the bramble ; or different... | |
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