 Poetry, he will find but few precepts in it which he may not meet with in Aristotle, and which were not commonly known by all the poets of the Augustan age. His way of expressing and applying them, not his invention of them, is what  The Spectator - Page 141778Full view - About this book
 | 1712 - 482 pages
...Arijkotle^ and which were not commonly known by all the Poets of the Auguft&n Age. His Way of Expreffing and Applying them, not his Invention of them, is what...this Reafon I think there is nothing in the World fo tireforne as the Works of thofe Criticks, who write in a pofitive dogmatick Way, without either Language,... | |
 | 1738 - 310 pages
...Ariftotle, and which were not commonly known by all the Poets of the Autujlan Age. His Way of Expreffing and applying them, not his Invention of them, is what...nothing in the World fo tirefome as the Works of thofe Criticks who write in a pofitive Dogmatick Way, without either Language, Genius, or Imagination. If... | |
 | English essays - 1729 - 314 pages
...Arijlotlt, and .which were not commonly known by all the Poets of the Attgttftan Age. His Way of Exprefling and Applying them, not his Invention of them, is what...this Reafon I think there is nothing in the World fojirefome as the Works of thofe Criticks, who write in a pofitive Dogmatick Way, without either Language,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1729 - 262 pages
...which were not commonly known by '• all {he poets of the Auguftan age. Hi* way of exT " preffing, and applying them, not his invention of " them, is what we are chiefly to admire. " Longinus in his refleftions has given us the fame " kind of Sublime, which he obferves In the feveral... | |
 | William Ayre, Edmund Curll - Poets, English - 1745 - 392 pages
...and which were not commonly known by all the " Poets of the Auguftan Age. His Way of expref" fing, and applying them, not his Invention of " them, is what we are chiefly to admire. " Longinus in his Reflections has given us the fame " kind of Sublime, which he obferves in the feveral... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 354 pages
...Ariftotle, and which were nt>t commonly known by all the poets of the Augufen age. His way ofexpreffing, and applying them, not his invention of them, is what we are chiefly to admire. " Longinus, in his Reflexions, has given us the fanie " kind of fublime, which he obferves in the feveral... | |
 | Robert Shiells - 1753 - 366 pages
...Ariftotle, and which were not commonly known by all the poets of the Auguftan age. His .way of expreffing, and applying them, not his invention of them, is what we are chiefly to admire. " Longinus, in his Reflexions, has given us the fame kind of fublime, which he obferves in the feveral... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1754 - 264 pages
...and which were not commonly " known by all the poets of the Anguftan age. " His way of expreffing, and applying them, not " his invention of them, is what we are chiefly ta r' admire. " Longinus, in his Reflexions, has given us the " fame kind of fublime, which he obferves... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1757 - 264 pages
...Ariftotle, and which were not commonly " known by all the poets of the Auguftan age. " His way of expreffmg, and applying them, not ~ his invention of them, is what we are chiefly to " admire. " Longinus, in his Reflexions, has given us the " feme kind of fublime, which he obferves in the "... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1757 - 368 pages
...Ariftotle, and which were not commonly " known by all the poets of the Auguftan age. His. way " ofexpreffing and applying them, not his invention of " them, is what we are chiefly to admire. ' , " Longinus, in hie reflections, has given us the fame " kind o'f fublime, which he obferves in... | |
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