 | John Wilson - 1842 - 428 pàgines
...poetry—else poetry there is none proceeding from any of our most sacred passions. Dr Johnson says, " Of sentiments purely religious, it will be found that...decoration of something more excellent than itself." Here he had in his mind the most false notions of poetry, which he had evidently imagined to be an... | |
 | 1842 - 796 pàgines
...passions, is con6ned to a few words, and is to be felt rather than expressed. Poetry loses its lustre and power, because it is applied to the decoration of something more excellent than itself." We stop with the last sentence; surely, on the contrary, poetry receives a reflected glory the more... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1843 - 718 pàgines
...diffuse itself through many topics of persuasion ; but supplication to God can only cry for mercy. Of sentiments purely religious, it will be found that...memory, and delight the ear, and for these purposes it тал' be very useful ; but it supplies nothing to the mind. The ideas of Christian theology are too... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1846 - 714 pàgines
...diffuse itself through many topics of persuasion ; but supplication to God can only cry for mercy. Of sentiments purely religious, it will be found that...expression is the most sublime. Poetry loses its lustre and iuj power, ! > . -- cause it is applied to the decoration of something more excellent than itself.... | |
 | David Bates Tower - 1853 - 444 pàgines
...cannot be amplified, perfection cannot be improved. Of sentiments purely religious, it will be liciin! that the most simple expression is the most sublime....decoration of something more excellent than itself. Pious verse may help the memory, and delight the ear, and for these purposes it may be very useful... | |
 | William Cowper - 1851 - 790 pàgines
...will be found that the must simple expression i» the most sublime. Poetry loses ils lustre and ils power, because it is applied to the decoration of something more excellent than itself. All tliat pious verse can do is to help the memory and detieht the ear, and for these purposes it may be... | |
 | John Wilson - 1852 - 328 pàgines
...poetry — else poetry there is none proceeding from any of our most sacred passions. Dr. Johnson says, "Of sentiments purely religious, it will be found...most simple expression is the most sublime. Poetry lo>es its lastre and its power, because it is applied to the decoration of something more excellent... | |
 | C. Gough - 1853 - 414 pàgines
...there was but knew the name ; and sighed, When asking, it was answered them — REOKET. SENTIMENTS. OF sentiments purely religious, it will be found that...something more excellent than itself. All that pious verses can do, is to help the memory, and delight the ear, and for these purposes it may be very useful,... | |
 | John Wilson - 1854 - 342 pàgines
...diffuse itself through many topics of persuasion ; but supplication to God can only cry for mercy. "Of sentiments purely religious, it will be found...to the decoration of something more excellent than ikelf. All that pious verse can do is to help the memory ind delight the ear, and for these purposes... | |
 | David Bates Tower, Cornelius Walker - 1854 - 440 pàgines
...Supreme Being Omnipotence cannot be exalted, infinity cannot be amplified, perfection cannot be improved. Of sentiments purely religious, it will be found that the most simple expression ia the most sublime. Poetry loses its lustre and its power, because it is applied to the decoration... | |
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Of sentiments purely religious, it will be found that the most simple expression is the most sublime. Poetry loses its lustre and its power, because it is applied to the decoration of something more excellent than itself. 
