 Invention, by which new trains of events are formed, and new scenes of imagery displayed, as in the Rape of the Lock; and by which extrinsick and adventitious embellishments and illustrations are connected with a known subject, as in the Essay on Criticism...  The lives of the English poets - Page 193by Samuel Johnson - 1810Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...modern. Pope had, in proportions very nicely adjufted to each other, all the qualities that conftitute genius. He had Invention, by which new trains of events are formed, and new fcenes of imagery difplayed, as in the Rape of the Lock ; or extrinfick and adventitious embellimments... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 676 pages
...word Pope had, in proportions very nicely adjufteJ to each other, all the qualities that conftitute genius. He had Invention, by which new trains of events are formed, and new fcenes of imagery difplayed, as in the Rape of the Lock ; and by which extrinfick and adventitious... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...word Pope had, in proportions very nicely adjufted to each other, all the qualities that conftitute genius. He had Invention, by which new trains of events are formed, and new fcenes of imagery difplayed, as in the Raps of the Lock; and by which extrinfick and adven- V titious... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...generally uncouth and party coloured ; neither Original nor translated, neither apcknt nor modern*. Pope had, in proportions very nicely adjusted to each other, all the qualities that constitute genius. lie had Invention, by which new trains of eventsarc formed, and new scenes oi imagery displayed, as... | |
 | 1808 - 556 pages
...not incompatible qualities. « He had invention, (Dr Johnson continues), by which new trains of ideas are formed, and new scenes of imagery displayed, as in. the Rape of the Lock ; or extrinsic embellishments and illustrations arc connected with a known subject, as in the Essay... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...generally uncouth and party coloured; neither orr'inal nor translated, neither ancient nor modern*. o _ Pope had, in proportions very nicely adjusted to each...Imagination, which strongly impresses on the writer's mind, and enables him to convey to the reader, the various forms of nature, incidents of life and energies... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 pages
...generally uncouth and party-coloured; neither original nor translated, neither ancient nor modern1. Pope had, in proportions very nicely adjusted to each...displayed, as in the Rape of the Lock; and by which extrinsic tnd adventitious embellishments and illustrations are connected wi\ha known subject, w in... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 494 pages
...generally uncouth and party coloured, neither original nor translated, neither ancient nor modern.* Pope had, in proportions very nicely adjusted to each...displayed, as in the " Rape of the Lock ;" and by which * In one of these poems is a couplet to which belongs a story that I once heard the reverend Dr. Ridley... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 404 pages
...the insult. Pope told the young man that the Pope had, in proportions very nicely adjusted to / feach other, all the qualities that constitute genius. He...which extrinsick and adventitious embellishments and illus- 1 trations are connected with a known subject, as in the " Essay on Criticism." He had Imagination,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 464 pages
...contend with one that has the advantage of me, and he may fill up the blank as he pleases." H. extrinsic and adventitious embellishments and illustrations...imagination, which strongly impresses on the writer's mind, and enables him to convey to the reader, the various forms of nature, incidents of life, and... | |
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