 Their thoughts are often new but seldom natural; they are not obvious but neither are they just; and the reader, far from wondering that he missed them, wonders more frequently by what perverseness of industry they were ever found.  The works of Samuel Johnson - Σελίδα 18των Samuel Johnson - 1824Πλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 σελίδες
...metaphysical poet* Jrare seldom risen. Their thoughts are often new, but seldom natural ; they are notobviods, but neither are they just ; and the reader, far from wondering that he missed therrij wonders more frequently by what perverseness of industry they srere ever found. ItotWit, abstracted... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 σελίδες
...wonders how he missed; to wit of this kind the metaphysical poets have seldom risen. Their thoughts aie often new, but seldom natural ; they are not obvious,...rigorously and philosophically considered as a kind of £scordla cancan ; a combination of dissimilar images, or discovery of occult resemblances in things... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 296 σελίδες
...wonders how he missed ; to wit of this kind the metaphysical poets have seldom risen. Their thoughts are often new, but seldom natural ; they are not obvious,...philosophically considered as a kind of discordia concurs ; a combination of dissimilar images, or discovery of -occult resemblances in things apparently... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 σελίδες
...wonders how he missed ; to wit of this kind the metaphysical poets have seldom risen. Their thoughts are often new, but seldom natural ; they are not obvious,...dissimilar images, or discovery of occult resemblances in thirtgs apparently unlike. Of wit, thus defined, they have more than enough. The most heterogeneous... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 σελίδες
...wonders how he missed; to wit of this kind the metaphysical poets have seldom risen. Their thoughts are often new, but seldom natural ; they are not obvious,...combination of dissimilar images, or discovery of occult resemblanees in things apparently unlike. Of wit, thus defined, they have more than enough. The most... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 470 σελίδες
...wonders how he missed ; to wit of this kind the metaphysical poets have seldom risen. Their thoughts are often new, but seldom natural ; they are not obvious,...rigorously and philosophically considered as a kind of dincordia concors ; a combination of dissimilar images, or discovery of occult resemblances in things... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 476 σελίδες
...wonders how he missed; to wit of this kind the metaphysical poets have seldom risen. Their thoughts are often new, but seldom natural ; they are not obvious,...hearer, may be more rigorously and philosophically H considered as a kind of discordia concors ; a comfbination of dissimilar images, or discovery of... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 306 σελίδες
...wonders how he missed; to wit of this kind the metaphysical poets have seldom risen. Their thoughts are often new, but seldom natural; they are not obvious,...rigorously and philosophically considered as a kind of discord ia concors; a combination of dissimilar images, or discovery of occult resemblances in things... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 426 σελίδες
...wonders how he missed ; to wit of this kind the "metaphysical poets have seldom risen. Their thoughts are often new, but seldom natural ; they are not obvious,...them, wonders more frequently by what perverseness they were ever found. " But wit, abstracted from its effects upon the hearer, may be raore vigorously... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 428 σελίδες
...wonders how he missed ; to wit of this kind the "metaphysical poets have seldom risen. Their thoughts are often new, but seldom natural ; they are not obvious,...them, wonders more frequently by what perverseness they were ever found. " But wit, abstracted from its effects upon the hearer, may be more vigorously... | |
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