 ... as the province of poetry is to describe Nature and passion, which are always the same, the first writers took possession of the most striking objects for description, and the most probable occurrences for fiction, and left nothing to those that followed...  Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia: A Tale - Page 51by Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 184 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1819 - 550 pages
...description, and the most probable occurrences for fiction, and left nothing to those that followed them, but transcription of the same events, and new combinations...possession of nature, and their followers of art. . 305 BIOGRAPHICAL.—FOR THE PORT FOLIO. JOHN qUINCY ADAMS. , ABOUT the year 1630, a man by the name... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 162 pages
...t tion and the most probable occurrences for fiction, and left nothing tq those that followed them, but transcription of the same events, and new combinations...nature, and their followers of art: that the first e^ce) in strength ft^d invention, and the latter in elegance and refinement. " J was desirous to $dd... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...to those that followed them but transcriptions of the same events, and new combinations of the saoie images : whatever be the reason, it is commonly observed, that the early writers are in possession of iMlure, and their followers of art. ft inc« of Abyflinia, p. 64 & 65. Compositions, merely pretty,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 458 pages
...description, and the most probable occurrences for fiction, and left nothing to those that followed them, but transcription of the same events, and new combinations...writers are in possession of nature, and their followers followers of art : that the first excel in strength and invention, and the latter in elegance and refinement.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 194 pages
...description, and the most probable occurrences for fiction, and left nothing to those that followed them, but transcription of the same events, and new combinations...observed, that the early writers are in possession of nuturc, and their followers of art: that the first excel in strength and invention, and the latter... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...probable occurrences for fiction, and left nothing to those that followed them, but transcriptions of the same events, and new combinations of the same...early writers are in possession of nature, and their follower* of art : that the first excel in strength and invention, and the latter in elegance and refinement.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1815 - 272 pages
...description, and the most probable occurrences for fiction, and left nothing to those lhat followed them, but transcription of the same events, and new combinations...in possession of nature, and their followers of art : lhat the first excel in strength and invention, and the latter in elegance and refinement. " I was... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 484 pages
...description, and the most probable occurrences for fiction, and left nothing to those that followed them, but transcription of the same events, and new combinations...reason, it is commonly observed that the early writers ters are in possession of nature, and their followers of art : that the first excel in strength and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 420 pages
...description, and the most probable occurrences for fiction, and left nothing to those that followed them, but transcription of the same events, and new combinations...and their followers of art: that the first excel in itrength and invention, and the latter in elegance and refinement. "' I was desirous to add my name... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1820 - 456 pages
...description, and the most probable occurrences- \ for fiction, and left nothing to those that followed them, but transcription of the same events, and new combinations...Whatever be the reason, it is commonly observed that the 1 / early writers are in possession of nature, and their 1 followers of art: that the first excel in... | |
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