 | 1823 - 320 oldal
...corresponding readers. It has pleased and informed those who were bad critics though good 1111:11. Youth and ignorance have been induced by rhymes and...the ornaments of figurative diction." • Johnson's judgement of Watts as a poet appears to be just. But if he means to affirm of sacred poetry, that its... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 404 oldal
...copious. But his devotional poetry is, like that of others, unsatisfactory. The paucity of its topicks enforces perpetual repetition, and the sanctity of...matter rejects the ornaments of figurative diction. It is sufficient for Watts to have done better than others what no man has done well. His poems on... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1824 - 458 oldal
...on corresponding readers. It has pleased and informed those who were bad critics, though good men. Youth and ignorance have been induced by rhymes and...matter rejects the ornaments of figurative diction.'' be just. But if he means to affirm of sacred poetry, that its topics are few, and that it rejects the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 532 oldal
...supplied. His ear was well tuned, and his diction was elegant and copious, but 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. His poems on... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 524 oldal
...copious. But his devotional poetry is, like that of others, unsatisfactory. The paucity of its topic ks enforces perpetual repetition, and the sanctity of...matter rejects the ornaments of figurative diction. It is sufficient for Watts to have done better than others what no man has done well. His poems on... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 682 oldal
...copious. But his devotional poetry is, like that of others, unsatisfactory. The paucity of its topicks enforces perpetual repetition, and the sanctity of...matter rejects the ornaments of figurative diction. It is sufficient for Watts to have done better than others what no man has done well. •. > . His... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1826 - 446 oldal
...supplied. His ear was well tuned, and bis diction was elegant and copious, but 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. ' His poems on... | |
 | David Booth - 1831 - 408 oldal
...Watts, " His devotional poetry is, like that of others, unsatisfactory. The paucity of the topicks enforces perpetual repetition, and the sanctity of...matter rejects the ornaments of figurative diction. It is sufficient for Watts to have done better than others what no man has done well." * A regular... | |
 | Isaac Watts - 1834 - 174 oldal
...supplied. His ear was well tuned, and his diction was elegant and copious. But 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 hetter than others what no man has done well. His poems, on... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1834 - 722 oldal
...supplied. His car was well tuned, and his diction was elegant and copious, but his devotional poetry is, like that of others, unsatisfactory. The paucity...matter rejects the ornaments of figurative diction. It is sufficient for AVatts to have done better than others what no man has done well. His poems on... | |
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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. 
