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 - Page 165by Theophilus Dwight Hall - 1880 - 211 pagesFull view - About this book
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...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 pages
...purpose of a poet. From those sounds which we hear on small or coarse occasions, we do not Ťasily 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 pages
...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 - Books and reading - 1808 - 352 pages
...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 - Books and reading - 1809 - 384 pages
...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 pages
...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 - English poetry - 1819 - 644 pages
...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 - English literature - 1820 - 466 pages
...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 - Authors, English - 1823 - 652 pages
...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 pages
...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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