 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 682 pages
...to answer the question that has once been asked, Whether Pope was a poet? otherwise than by asking in return, If Pope be not a poet, where is poetry to be found? To circumscribe poetry by a definition will only show the narrowness of the definer, though a definition... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 524 pages
...to answer the question that has once been asked, whether Pope was a poet J otherwise than by asking in return, if Pope be not a poet, where is poetry to be found ? To circumscribe poetry by a definition, will only show the narrowness of the definer, though a definition,... | |
 | 1825 - 418 pages
...the most excellent one of the art. Many years after, Johnson, interrogating this critic, inquired, " If Pope be not a poet, where is poetry to be found ? To circumscribe poetry," he added, " by a definition, will only shew the narrowness of the definer." Yet... | |
 | 1825 - 422 pages
...art. Many years after, Johnson, interrogating this critic, inquired, " If VOL. ii. B CONTROVERSY ON Pope be not a poet, where is poetry to be found ? To circumscribe poetry," he added, " by a definition, will only shew the narrowness of the definer." Yet... | |
 | 1826 - 434 pages
...superfluous to answer the question that has been asked, Whether Pope was a poet ? otherwise than by asking in return, If Pope be not a poet, where is poetry to be found? To circumscribe poetry by a definition will only shew the narrowness of the definer, though a definition... | |
 | James Boswell - 1826 - 444 pages
...answer the question that has once been asked — whether Pope was a poet, otherwise than by asking in return — if Pope be not a poet, where is poetry to be found? To circumscribe poetry by a definition, will only show the narrowness of the definer ; though a definition... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 622 pages
...to answer the question that has once been asked, Whether Pope was a poet ? otherwise than by asking intended to go to evening prayers. As we walked along he complain circumscribe poetry by a definition, will only shew the narrowness of the definer; though a definition... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1830 - 500 pages
...to answer the question that has once been asked, Whether Pope was a poet? otherwise than by asking ; His stretch'd-out arm dUplay'da volume fair; Courtie tbnnd? To circumscribe poetry by a definition, will only show the narrowness of the dcfiner; though... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 592 pages
...to answer the question that has once been asked, Whether Pope was a poet ? otherwise than by asking in return, if Pope be not a poet, where is poetry to be found ? To circumscribe poetry by a definition, will only show the narrowness of the definer ; though a definition... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 584 pages
...to answer the question that has once been asked, Whether Pope was a poet ? otherwise than by asking in return, if Pope be not a poet, where is poetry to be found ? To circumscribe poetry by a definition, will only show the narrowness of the definer; though a definition... | |
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After all this it is surely superfluous to answer the question that has once been asked, whether Pope was a poet? otherwise than by asking in return, if Pope be not a poet, where is poetry to be found? 
