 Dryden confesses of himself and his contemporaries, that they fall below Donne in wit, but maintains that they surpass him in poetry. If Wit be well described by Pope, as being "that which has been often thought, but was never before so well expressed...  The Annual Register - Page 191796Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 358 pages
...have imitated any thing ; they neither copied nature nor life ; neither painted the forms of matter, nor reprefented the operations of intellect. Thofe...deny them to be poets, allow them to be wits. Dryden confeffes of himfelf and his contemporaries, that they fall below Donne in wit, , but maintains that... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1780 - 590 pages
...to have imitated anything: they neither copied nature nor life; neither painted the forms of matter, nor reprefented the operations of intellect ' Thofe...contemporaries, that they fall below Donne in wit, but maintains that they furpafs him in poetry. ' If by a more noble and more adequate conception that... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1780 - 726 pages
...have imitated any thing ; they, neither copied nature nor life ; neither painted the forms of matter, nor reprefented the operations of intellect. Thofe...deny them to be poets, allow them to be wits. Dryden confefies of himfelf and his contemporaries, that they fall below Donne in wit, but maintains that... | |
 | 1780 - 596 pages
...to have imitated anything: they neither copied nature nor life; neither painted the forms of matter, nor reprefented the operations of intellect " Thofe...however who deny them to be poets, allow them to be witt. Dryden confefles of himfelf and his contemporaries, that they fall below Donne in wit, but maintains... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1780 - 590 pages
...the modulation was fo imperfeft, that they were only found to be verfes by counting the fyllables. ' Thofe however who deny them to be poets, allow them to be wits. Dryden confeffes of himfelf and his contemporaries, that they fall below Donne in wit, but maintains that... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 494 pages
...have imitated any thing ; they neither copied nature nor life ; neither painted the forms of matter, nor reprefented the operations of intellect:. Thofe...contemporaries, that they fall below Donne in wit, but maintains that they furpafs him in poetry. If Wit be well defcribed by Pope, as being, ** that... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 pages
...imitated any thing ; they neither copied nature nor life ; neither painted painted the forms of matter, nor reprefented the operations of intellect. Thofe...them to be poets, allow , them to be wits. Dryden confefies of himfelf and his contemporaries, that they fall below Donne in wit, but maintains that... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...nor life ; neither painted the forms of matter, nor reprefented the operations of intellect. Thpfe however who deny them to be poets, allow them to be wits. D' yden confefles of himfelf and his contemporaries, that they fall below Donne in wit, but maintains... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1790 - 508 pages
...have imitated anything; they neither copied nature for life; neither painted the forms of matter ; nor reprefented the operations of intellect. Thofe...deny them to be poets, allow them to be wits. Dryden confeffes of himfelf and his contemporaries, that they fall below Donne in wit; but maintains, that... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...have imitated any thing; they neither copied nature for life; neither painted the forms of matter; nor reprefented the operations of intellect. Thofe...contemporaries, that they fall below Donne in wit; but maintains, that they furpafs him in poetry. If wit be well ciefcribed by Pope, as being " that... | |
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