 He seems to have been, at least among us, the author of a species of composition that may be denominated local poetry, of which the fundamental subject is some particular landscape, to be poetically described, with the addition of such embellishments...  The Saturday Magazine - Page 641841Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 398 pages
...species of composition that may be denominated Local Poetry, of which the fundamental subject is some particular landscape, to be poetically described,...historical retrospection, or incidental meditation. Cooper's Hill, if it be maliciously inspected, will not be found without its faults ; the digressions... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 674 pages
...species of composition that may be denominated local poetry, of which the fundamental subject is some particular landscape, to be poetically described with...retrospection or incidental meditation. To trace a new scheme of poetry has in itself a very high claim to praise, and its praise is yet more when it is apparently... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1825 - 504 pages
...species of composition that may be denominated local poetry, of which the fundamental subject is some particular landscape, to be poetically described with...retrospection, or incidental meditation. To trace a new scheme of poetry, has, in itself, a very high claim to praise, and its praise is yet more, when it... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 512 pages
...embellishments as may be supplied by historical retrospection, or incidental meditation. To trace a new scheme of poetry, has, in itself, a very high claim to praise, and its praise is yet more, when it is i apparently copied by Gartli and Pope" ; after whose names 1 little will be gained by an enumeration... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1826 - 430 pages
...some particular landscape, to be poetically described, with the addition of such embellish. tn em s as may be supplied by historical retrospection or incidental meditation. -. To trace a new scheme of poetry, has in itself a very high claim to praise, and its praise is yet more when it is... | |
 | John Colin Dunlop - Latin literature - 1827 - 634 pages
...of that species of composition which has been denominated Local poetry, of which the subject is some particular landscape to be poetically described, with...embellishments as may be supplied by historical retrospection. 2 1 Lib. III. 16. 2 Denham's Coopers Hill, Dyer's Grongar Hill, and Pope's In the first elegy of this... | |
 | Scotland - 1828 - 1538 pages
...Poetry ;" and he describes Local Poetry as being that, <r-of which the fundamental subject is some particular landscape, to be poetically described,...historical retrospection or incidental meditation." In this we trace old Sam's clearness of head and distinctness of definition, as well as his verbosity... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - English literature - 1829 - 540 pages
...heart-felt love. • Local poetry is a species of composition, of which the fundamental subject i* some particular landscape to be poetically described, with...historical retrospection, or incidental meditation. — Dr. Johnim. First-born of bards! when fancy paints thy name, 1 catch contagion from thy hallow'd... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1829 - 554 pages
...heart-felt love. * Local poetry is a species of composition, of which the fundamental subject is some particular landscape to be poetically described, with...historical retrospection, or incidental meditation. — Vr. Johnson, First-born of bards! when fancy paints thy n.ime, I catch contagion from thy hallovv'd... | |
 | Brian Broughton - 1829 - 48 pages
...LONG DITTON, AND FORMERLY FELLOW OF NEW COLLEGE, OXFORD. " The characteristic of local poetry is some particular landscape to be poetically " described,...historical retrospection, or incidental meditation." Johnson! 't Life o/Denham. LONDON : PRINTED BY WILLIAM NICOL, CLEVELAND-ROW. MDCCCXXIX. Sfo /. /J>... | |
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