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" The business of a poet," said Imlac, "is to examine not the individual but the species, to remark general properties and large appearances; he does not number the streaks of the tulip or describe the different shades in the verdure of the forest. "
The history of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia. The vision of Theodore. The ... - Page 31
by Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787
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The Prince of Abissinia: A Tale : in Two Volumes

Samuel Johnson - 1759 - 176 pages
...abroad without the fight of fomething which I had never beheld before, or never heeded." " The bufinefs of a poet, faid Imlac, is to examine, not the individual,...tulip, or defcribe the different fhades in the verdure dure of ^he foreft. He is to exhibit in his portraits of nature fuch prominent and ftriking features,...
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An Introduction to the Most Useful European Languages ...: Select Passages ...

Giuseppe Baretti - 1772 - 490 pages
...without the fight " of fomething wh c!i I had *' never beheld before, or " never heeded." The bufinefs of a poet, faid Imlac, is to examine, not the individual,...not number the ftreaks of the tulip, or defcribe the dînèrent (hades of the verdure of the fore It: he is to exhibit in his portraits of nature fuch prominent...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Tales and visions: The history of ...

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 pages
...the appearances of nature I was therefore careful to ftudy, and every country which I have ftjrveyed has contributed fomething to my poetical powers."...the ftreaks of the tulip, or defcribe the different {hades in the verdure of the foreft. He is to exhibit in his portraits of nature fuch prominent and...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson.LL.D..: A dissertation upon the Greek comedy ...

Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 586 pages
...abroad without the fight of fomething which I had never beheld before, or never heeded." " The bufinefs of a poet, faid Imlac, is to examine, not the individual,...the ftreaks of the tulip, or defcribe the, different Jthades in the verdure of the foreft. He is to exhibit in his portraits of nature fuch prominent and...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected ...

Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 pages
...abroad without the fight of fomething which I never, beheld before, or never heeded." " The bufinefs of a poet," faid Imlac, " is to examine, not the individual,...the ftreaks of the tulip, or defcribe the different íluuics in the verdure of the forelL He is to exhibit in his portraits of nature • fuch prominent...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 462 pages
...abroad without the fight of fomething which I had never beheld before, or never heeded." " The bufinefs of a poet, faid Imlac, is to examine, not the individual,...the ftreaks of the tulip, or defcribe the different Ihades in the verdure of the foreft. He is to exhibit in his portraits of nature fuch prominent and...
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Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia

Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 162 pages
...heeded." "The business of a poet," said Imlac, "is to examine, not the individual, but the species; to remark General properties and large appearances; he does not number the streaks of the tulip, or describe the different shades in the verdure of the forest. He is to exhibit...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 pages
...heeded.'' " The business of a poet," said Imlac, " is to examine, not the individual, but the species; to remark general properties and large appearances ; he does not number the streaks of the tulip, or describe the different shades in the verdure of the forest. He is to exhibit...
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Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia: A Tale

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 230 pages
...heeded." " The business of a poet, said Imlac, is to examine, not the individual, but the species : to remark general properties and large appearances : he does not number the streaks of the tulip, or describe the different shades in the verdure of the forest. He is to exhibit...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With An Essay on His Life and ..., Volume 3

Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 458 pages
...heeded." " The business of a poet, said Imlac, is to examine, not the individual, but the species ; to remark general properties and large appearances ; he does not number the streaks of the tulip, or describe the different shades in the verdure of the forest. He is to exhibit...
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