 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 162 strani
...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...mind; and must neglect the minuter discriminations, whicli one may have remarked, and another have neglected, for those characteristics which are alike... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 strani
...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...original to every mind ; and must neglect the minuter descriminations, which one may have remarked, and another have neglected, for those characteristicks... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 210 strani
...examine, not the individual, but the species; to remark 4 general properties and 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 portraits of nature such prominent and striking... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 458 strani
...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...of nature such prominent and striking features as recall the original to every mind ; and must neglect the minuter discriminations, which one may have... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 194 strani
...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...striking features, as recal the original to every mind; and'must neglect the minuter discriminations, which one may have remarked, and another have neglected,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Francis William Blagdon - 1811 - 250 strani
...examine, not the individual, but the speeies ; to remark general properties and large appearances ; he does not number the streaks of the tulip, or describe...of nature such prominent and striking features as recall the original to every mind ; and must neglect the minuter discriminations, which one may have... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 428 strani
...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...of nature such prominent and striking features as recall 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...neglect the " minuter discriminations which one may ha/e remarked, and another have " neglected, for those characteristics, which are alike obvious to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1815 - 272 strani
...the species ; to remark general properties and large appearances; he does noi number the •treats of the tulip, or describe the different shades in...of nature such prominent and striking features, as recall the original to every mind ; and must neglect ihe minuter discriminations, which one may have... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 484 strani
...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...of nature such prominent and striking features as recall the original to every mind ; and must neglect the minuter discriminations, which one may have... | |
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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. 
