 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 358 pages
...God, but the works of God. Contemplative piety, or the intercourfe between God and the human foul, cannot be poetical. Man admitted to implore the mercy...the merits of his Redeemer, is already in a higher ftate than poetry can confer. The effence of poetry is invention ; fuch invention as, by producing... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1779 - 510 pages
...God, but the works of God. ' Contemplative piety, or the intercourfe between God and the human foul, cannot be poetical. Man admitted to implore the mercy...the merits of his Redeemer, is already in a higher ftate than poetry can confer. • The efience of poetry is invention ; fuch invention as, by producing... | |
 | 1780 - 596 pages
...God, but the works of God. ' Contemplative piety, or the intercouife between God and the; human foul, cannot be poetical. Man admitted to implore the mercy...the merits of his Redeemer, is already in a higher ftate than poetry can confer. ' The effence of poetry is invention ; fuch invention as, by producing... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1780 - 590 pages
...from norelty of expreflion. ' Contemplative piety, cr the ^ntcrcourfe between God and the. human foul, cannot be poetical. Man admitted to implore the mercy of his Creator, ar.d plead the mcriis of his Redeemer, is al-> ready in a higher Hate than poetry can confer. ' Poetry... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1780 - 590 pages
...from novelty of expreilion. ' Contemplative piety, or the jnrercourfe between God and the. human foul, cannot be poetical. Man admitted to implore the mercy of his Creator, ar.d plead the merits of his Redeemer, is al-¡ ready in a higher Hate than poetry can confer. ' Poetry... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 494 pages
...God, but the works of God. Contemplative piety, or the intercourfe between God and the human foul, cannot be poetical. Man admitted to implore the mercy...the merits of his Redeemer, is already in a higher flate than poetry can confer. The effence of poetry is invention ; fuch invention as, by producing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 478 pages
...or the intercourse between God and the human foul, dannot be poetical. Man admitted to implore fhe mercy of his Creator, and plead the merits of his Redeemer, is already in a higher frate than poetry can confer.. The effence of poetry is invention ; fuch invention as, by producing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...Contemplative piety, or the intercourfe between God and the human foul, cannot be poetical. Alan admit', ted to implore the mercy of his Creator, and plead the merits of his Redeemer, is already in a higher ftate than poetry can confer. The effcnce of poetry is invention ; fuch invention as, by producing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 pages
...the intereourfe between God and the human foul, cannot be poetical. Man admitted to implore the merey of his Creator, and plead the merits of his Redeemer, is already in a higher ftate ' than poetry can confer, The effence of poetry is invention ; fuch invention as, by producing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...God, but the works of God. Contemplative piety, or the intercourfe between God and the human foul, cannot be poetical. Man admitted to implore the mercy...the merits of his Redeemer, is already in a higher ftate than poetry can confer. The eflence of poetry is invention ; fuch invention as, by producing... | |
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Contemplative piety, or the intercourse between God and the human soul, cannot be poetical. Man, admitted to implore the mercy of his Creator, and plead the merits of his Redeemer, is already in, a higher state than poetry can confer. 
