 By poetry we mean the art of employing words in such a manner as to produce an illusion on the imagination, the art of doing by means of words what the painter does by means of colors.  Critical and historical essays - Page 4by Thomas Babington Macaulay (baron [essays]) - 1883Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1859 - 768 pages
...mean, not of course all writing in verse, nor even all good writing in verse. Our definition «eludes many metrical compositions which, on other grounds,...the art of doing by means of words what the painter does by means oí colours. Thus the greatest of poets has described it, in lines universally admired... | |
 | David Masson - 1860 - 282 pages
...thing which gives so much pleasure ought to be called unsoundness. By poetry we mean, not of course all writing in verse, nor even all good writing in...the art of doing by means of words what the painter does by means of colors. Thus the greatest of poets has described it, in lines universally admired... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1897 - 1102 pages
...gives so much pleasure ought to be called tmsoundness. By poetry we mean not all writing in <rerse, nor even all good writing in verse. Our definition...poetry we mean the art of employing words in such a mannei as to produce an illusion on the imagination, the art of doing by means of words what the painter... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1861 - 752 pages
...thing which gives so much pleasure ought to be called unsoundness. By poetry we mean, not of course reconcile himself to a court with a mistress foe art of employing words in such a manner as jo 3uce m illusion oil trieT~ doing by means of words... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1866 - 704 pages
...certain unsoundness of mind, if any thing which gives so much pleasure ought to be called unsoundness. By poetry we mean not all writing in verse, nor even...the art of doing by means of words what the painter does by means of colours. Thus the greatest of poets has described it, in lines universally admired... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1871 - 704 pages
...certain unsoundness of mind, if any thing which gives so much pleasure ought to be called unsoundness. By poetry we mean not all writing in verse, nor even...metrical compositions which, on other grounds, deserve tie highest praise. By poetry we mean the art of employing words in such a manner as to produce an... | |
 | Ephraim Hunt - 1872 - 658 pages
...to combine those elements in such a manner as to make up a man, — a real, living, individual man? mean the art of employing words in such a manner as...the art of doing by means of words what the painter does by means of colors. Thus the greatest of poets has described it in lines universally admired for... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay (baron [essays]) - 1874 - 328 pages
...certain unsoundness of mind, if anything which gives so much pleasure ought to be called unsoundness. By poetry we mean not all writing in verse, nor even...the art of doing by means of words what the painter does by means of colours. Thus the greatest of poets has described it, in lines universally admired... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay (baron [essays]) - 1874 - 264 pages
...anything which gives so much pleasure ought to be called unsoundness. By poetry we mean not, of course, all writing in verse, nor even all good writing in...the art of doing by means of words what the painter does by means of colours. Thus the greatest of poets has described it, in lines universally admired... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1875 - 716 pages
...certain unsoundness of mind, if any thing which gives so much pleasure ought to be called unsoundness. BY poetry we mean not all writing in verse, nor even...the art of doing by means of words what the painter does by means of colours. Thus the greatest of poets has described it, in lines universally admired... | |
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