 The business of a poet," said Imlac, "is to examine not the individual but the species; to remark general properties and large appearances. He does not number the streaks of the tulip, or describe the different shades in the verdure of the forest. He...  Self Culture - Stran 1861899Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 162 strani
...to remark General properties and large appearances; he does not number the streaks of the tulip, or describe the different shades in the verdure of the...of nature such prominent and striking features, as recal the original to every mind; and must neglect the minuter discriminations, whicli one may have... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 strani
...to remark general properties and large appearances ; he does not number the streaks of the tulip, or describe the different shades in the verdure of the...of nature such prominent and striking features as, recal the original to every mind ; and must neglect the minuter descriminations, which one may have... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 210 strani
...large appearances; he does not number the streaks of the tulip, or describe the different shades of the verdure of the forest. He is to exhibit in his...of nature such prominent and striking features, as recal the original to every mind; and must neglect the minuter discriminations, which one may have... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 230 strani
...to remark general properties and large appearances : he does not number the streaks of the tulip, or describe the different shades in the verdure of the...of nature such prominent and striking features, as recal the original to every mind ; and must neglect the minuter discriminations, which one may have... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 428 strani
...to remark general properties and large appearances ; he does not number the streaks of the tulip, or describe the different shades in the verdure of the...discriminations, which one may have remarked, and another have neglected, for those characteristicks which are alike obvious to vigilance and carelessness. "But... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Francis William Blagdon - 1811 - 250 strani
...to remark general properties and large appearances ; he does not number the streaks of the tulip, or describe the different shades in the verdure of the...discriminations, which one may have remarked, and another have neglected, for those characteristicks which are alike obvious to vigilance and carelessness. "... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 194 strani
...to remark general properties and large appearances : he does not number the streaks of the tulip, or describe the different shades in the verdure of the...of nature such prominent and striking features, as recal the original to every mind; and'must neglect the minuter discriminations, which one may have... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 strani
...to remark general properties and large appearances j he does not number the streaks of the tulip, or describe the different shades in the verdure of the...of nature such prominent and striking features as recal the original to every mind; and must neglect the minuter discriminations, which one may have... | |
 | James Rennell - 1814 - 198 strani
...his Rasselas : " The business of a Poet is to remark general properties and large appear" ances : — he is to exhibit, in his portraits of nature, such prominent and " striking features, as recal the original to every mind ; and must neglect the " minuter discriminations which one may ha/e... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1815 - 272 strani
...remark general properties and large appearances; he does noi number the •treats of the tulip, or describe the different shades in the verdure of the...recall the original to every mind ; and must neglect ihe minuter discriminations, which one may have remarked and another have neglected, for those characteristics... | |
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