 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...  The European Magazine, and London Review - Page 481822Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 358 pages
...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 ; neither painted the forms of matter, nor reprefented the operations of intellect. Thofe however who deny them to be poets, allow them to be... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 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... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1780 - 726 pages
...wrong, lofe their right to die name of poets ; for they cannot be faid to have imitated any thing ; they, neither copied nature nor life ; neither painted the forms of matter, nor reprefented the operations of intellect. Thofe however who deny them to be poets, allow them to be... | |
 | 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 the forms of matter, nor reprefented the operations of intellect " Thofe however who deny them to be poets, allow them to be... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 494 pages
...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 ; neither painted the forms of matter, nor reprefented the operations of intellect:. Thofe however who deny them to be poets, allow them to be... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...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 ; neither painted the forms of matter, nor reprefented the operations of intellect. Thpfe however who deny them to be poets, allow them to be... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 pages
...lofc their right to the name of poets; for they C 2 cannot cannot be faid to have imitated any thing; they neither copied nature nor life ; neither painted the forms of matter, nor reprefented the operations of intellect. Thofe however who deny them to be poets, allow them to be... | |
 | 1796 - 692 pages
...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 ; neither painted the forms of matter, nor reprefentcd the operations of intellect. Thofe however who deny them to be poets, allow them to be... | |
 | 1801 - 860 pages
...of poets j for they cannot be faid to have b 4 imitated « . • . » - • îrnirated any thlftgy they neither copied nature .nor life—- neither painted...forms of matter, nor represented the operations of 5ntellc£h Thofe, however, who deny them to poets', muft allow them to be whs. If wit (or rather genius)... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...name of poets, for they cannot be said to have imitated any thing ; they neither copied nature for life; neither painted the forms of matter, nor represented the operations of intellect. Those however who deny them to be poets, allow them to be wits. Dryden confesses of himself and his... | |
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