 | Samuel Johnson - 1797 - 278 sider
...not eafily be made. Let us look round upon the prefent time, and back upon the paft ; let us enquire to whom the voice of mankind has decreed the wreath...let their productions be examined, and their claims ftated, and the pretenfions of Pope will be no more difputed. Had he given the world only his verfion,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 sider
...not easily be made. Let us look rooM upon the present time, and back upon the past ; let us enquire to whom the voice of mankind has decreed the wreath of poetry; let their prodnc tions be examined, and their claims stated, and the pretension of Pof* will be no more disputed.... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 sider
...narrowness of the definer, though a definition which shall exclude Pope will not easily be made. Let us look round upon the present time, and back upon the past; let us enquire to whom the voice of mankind has decreed the wreath of poetry; let their productions be examined,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 322 sider
...narrowness of the deftner, though a definition which shall exclude Pope will not easily be made. Let us look round upon the present time, and back upon...past; let us inquire to whom the voice of mankind lias decreed the wreath ot poetry; let their productions be examined, and thtir claims stated, and... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 532 sider
...narrowness of the definer; though a definition which shall exclude Pope will not easily be made. Let us look round upon the present time, and back upon the past; let us enquire to whom the voice of mankind has decreed the wreath of poetry; let their productions be examined,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 562 sider
...narrowness of the definer; though a definition which shall exclude Pope wili not easily be made. Let us look round upon the present time, and back upon the past; let us enquire to whom the voice of mankind has decreed the wreath of poetry ; Jet their productions be examined,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 464 sider
...narrowness of the definer, though a definition which shall exclude Pope will not easily be made. Let us look round upon the present time, and back upon...the pretensions of Pope will be no more disputed. Hud he given the world only his version, the name of poet must have been allowed him ; if the writer... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 sider
...narrowness of the definer, though a definition which shall ex^ elude Pope will not easily be made. Let us look round upon the present time, and back upon...claims stated, and the pretensions of Pope will be no mpre disputed. Had he given the world only his version, the name of poet must have been allowed him;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 404 sider
...narrowness of the definer, though a definition which shall exclude Pope will not easily be made. Let us look round upon the present time, and back upon the past ; let us enquire to whom the voice of mankind has decreed the wreath of poetry; let their productions be examined,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 408 sider
...narrowness of the definer, though a definition which shall exclude Pope will not easily be made. Let us look round upon the present time, and back upon the past ; let us enquire to whom the voice of mankind has decreed the wreath of poetry; let their productions be examined,... | |
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If Pope be not a poet, where is poetry to be found? To circumscribe poetry by a definition will only show the narrowness of the definer, though a definition which shall exclude Pope will not easily be made. 
