 | James Hamilton - 1856 - 984 σελίδες
...has made a great addition to our religious poetry. Dr. Johnson says of Watts, " His devotional poetry is, like that of others, unsatisfactory. The paucity...matter rejects the ornaments of figurative diction.'' But the truth is, most devotional poetry is no poetry at all. It is merely theology in rhyme. The writer... | |
 | Isaac Watts, David Addison Harsha - 1857 - 514 σελίδες
...poetry ; for, in relation to the pious strains of Watts, he singularly, adds : " His devotional poetry is, like that of others, unsatisfactory. The paucity...matter rejects the ornaments of figurative diction.* It is sufficient for Watts to have done better than others what no man has done well." These remarks... | |
 | 1866 - 498 σελίδες
...first of its kind) with Cowley. But when he asserts that devotional poetry is unsatisfactory, because the paucity of its topics enforces perpetual repetition,...matter rejects the ornaments of figurative diction, it seems as if he had taken a most contracted and short-sighted view of the subject, and as if he had... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1866 - 654 σελίδες
...of Wutt», 12mo., ISM. '• When Johnson asserts that devotional poetry Is unsatisfactory, because the paucity of its topics enforces perpetual repetition, and the sanctity of the matter rejects the •rnaments of figurative diction, It seems as If he had taken a most contracted and short-sighted... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1871 - 832 σελίδες
...liv. G41.) "His ear was well tuned, and his diction was elegant and copious. But bis devotional poetry is, like that of others, unsatisfactory. The paucity...matter rejects the ornaments of figurative diction. It in sufficient for Watts to have done better than others what no man haa done well.'' — DR. JOHNSON-:... | |
 | John Staunton - 1871 - 324 σελίδες
..."Flis devotional poetry, like that of all others, is unsatisfactory : the paucity of its topics enforce perpetual repetition, and the sanctity of the matter rejects the ornaments of ftgurative diction. It is sufficient for him to have done best, what na man has done well." KKKA TA... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1876 - 836 σελίδες
...diction was elegant and copious. But bin devotional poetry Is, like, that of others, nusatisfictory. Tlie paucity of its topics enforces perpetual repetition,...matter rejects the ornaments of figurative diction. It is sufficient for Watts to have done better than others what no man has done well."— DR. Jartysos:... | |
 | Edwin Paxton Hood - 1875 - 362 σελίδες
...that " his religious poetry is unsatisfactory." " The paucity of its topics," he continues, " forces perpetual repetition, and the sanctity of the matter rejects the ornaments of figurative diction ; it is sufficient for Watts to have done better than others what no man has done well." If this is... | |
 | Hamilton Montgomerie Macgill - 1876 - 350 σελίδες
...forgotten the Psalter, when he penned these words, pointing them to Watts : ' His devotional poetry is like that of others, unsatisfactory. The paucity...matter rejects the ornaments of figurative diction !' Wesley, Charles, b. 1708, d. 1788. Charles Wesley excelled his elder brother in the composition... | |
 | Frederick Locker-Lampson - 1879 - 254 σελίδες
...seeing how very few fine hymns we possess. It is thus that Dr. Johnson accounts for the difficulty: ' The paucity of its topics enforces perpetual repetition,...matter rejects the ornaments of figurative diction. It is sufficient for Dr. Watts to have done better than others what no man has done well.' This is... | |
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The paucity of its topics enforces perpetual repetition ; and the sanctity of the matter rejects the ornaments of figurative diction. It is sufficient for Watts to have done better than others what no man has done well. 
