| Thomas Gray - 1807 - 728 страници
...Nothing can be more just than this observation ; and nothing except among the French, whose verse, where the thought or image does not support it, differs...sometimes words of their own composition or invention. Shakespeare and Milton have been great creators this way; and no one more licentious than Pope or Dry... | |
| James Beattie - 1809 - 406 страници
...age is never the language ' of poetry, except among the French, whose verse, ' where the sentiment or image does not support it, ' differs in nothing from prose. Our poetry, on the con' trary, has a language peculiar to itself) to which al' most every one that has" wrtiten has added... | |
| Elegant epistles - 1812 - 320 страници
...say : the language of the age is never the language of poetry : except among the French, whose verse, where the thought or image does not support it, differs...sometimes words of their own composition or invention. Shakspeare and Milton have been great creators this way; and no one more licentious than Pope or Dryden,... | |
| Thomas Gray, John Mitford - 1816 - 446 страници
...The language of the age is never the language of poetry,! except among the French, whose verse, when the thought or image does not support it, differs in nothing from prose, t Our poetry, on the contrary, has a language peculiar to itself, to which almost every one that has... | |
| Thomas Gray, John Mitford - 1816 - 618 страници
...this observation; and nothing more likely 127 of poetry ; except among the French, whose verse, v/here the thought or image does not support it, differs in nothing from jprose. Our poetry, on the contrary, has a language peculiar to itself; to which almost every one,... | |
| 1821 - 394 страници
...say : the language of the age is never the language of poetry; except among the French, whose Terse, where the thought or image does not support it, differs...sometimes words of their own composition or invention. Shakspeare and Milton have been great creators this way ; and no one more licentious than Pope or Dryden,... | |
| Thomas Gray - 1820 - 492 страници
...say: the language of the age is never the language of poetry; except among the French, whose verse, where the thought or image does not support it, differs...written, has added something by enriching it with foreyu'idioms and derivatives: nay, sometimes words of their own composition or invention. Shakspeare... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1822 - 428 страници
...In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold ; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old : NOTES. verse, where the thought or image does not support it, differs...and derivatives : nay, sometimes words of their own compositions or invention. Shakspeare and Milton have been great creators this way : and no one more... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1822 - 426 страници
...too new, or old : NOTES. verse, where the thought or image does not support it, differs in hothing from prose. Our poetry, on the contrary, has a language...and derivatives : nay, sometimes words of their own compositions or invention. Shakspeare and Milton have been great creators this way : and no one more... | |
| Thomas Gray, William Mason - 1827 - 468 страници
...licentious pieces. of the age* is never the language of poetry; except among the French, whose verse, where the thought or image does not support it, differs...sometimes words of their own composition or invention. Shakspeare and Milton have been great creators this way; and no one more licentious than Pope or Dryden,... | |
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