| Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 752 страници
...intercourse be twccn God and the human soul, cannot be poetical. Man, admitted to implore the mercy of his Creator, and plead the merits of his Redeemer, is already in a higher state than poetry can confer. The essence of poetry is invention ; such invention as, by producing... | |
| 1841 - 462 страници
...intercourse between God and the human soul, cannot be poetical. Man, admitted to implore the mercy of his Creator, and plead the merits of his Redeemer, is already in a higher state than poetry can confer. " Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea more grateful to the mind than... | |
| John Wilson - 1842 - 428 страници
...the intercourse between God and the human soul, cannot be poetical. Man admitted to implore the mercy of his Creator, and plead the merits of his Redeemer, is already in a higher state than poetry can confer. " The essence of poetry is invention; such invention as, by producing... | |
| John Wilson - 1842 - 422 страници
...the intercourse between God and the human soul, cannot be poetical. Man admitted to implore the mercy of his Creator, and plead the merits of his Redeemer, is already in a higher state than poetry can confer. " The essence of poetry is invention; such invention as, by producing... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1843 - 718 страници
...intercourse be twren God and the human soul, cannot be poetical. Man, admitted to implore the mercy of his Creator, and plead the merits of his Redeemer, is already in a higher state than poetry can confer. The essence of poetry is invention ; such invention as, by producing... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1846 - 714 страници
...intercourse be tween God and the human soul, cannot be poetical. Man, admitted to implore the mercy of his Creator, and plead the merits of his Redeemer, is already in a higher state than poetry can confer. The essence of poetry is invention ; such invention as, by producing... | |
| John Wilson - 1852 - 328 страници
...piety, or the intercourse between God and man, cannot be poetical. Man, admitted to implore the mercv of his Creator, and plead the merits of his Redeemer, is already in a higher state than poetry can confer." There is something very fine and true in the sentiment here; but the... | |
| John Wilson - 1852 - 336 страници
...poetry, and poetry too of the most beautiful and affecting kind. "Man, admitted to implore the mercy of his Creator, and plead the merits of his Redeemer, is already in a higher state than poetry can confer." Most true, indeed. But, though poetry did not confer that higher state,... | |
| C. Gough - 1853 - 414 страници
...the intercourse between God and the human soul, cannot be poetical. Man admitted to implore the mercy of his Creator, and plead the merits of his Redeemer, is already in a higher state than poetry can confer. Omnipotence cannot be exalted, infinity cannot be amplified, perfection... | |
| John Wilson - 1854 - 314 страници
...poetry, and. poetry too of the most beautiful and affecting kind. "Man, admitted to implore the mercy of his Creator, and plead the merits of his Redeemer, is already in a higher state than poetry can confer." Most true, indeed. But, though poetry did not confer that higher state,... | |
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