 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.  Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia: A Tale - Stran 24avtor: Samuel Johnson - 1838 - 111 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 162 strani
...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...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
...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...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
...business of a poet," said Imlac, " is to examine, not the individual, but the species; to remark 4 general properties and large appearances; he does not number...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
...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...have remarked, and another have neglected, for those characteristicks which are alike obvious to vigilance and carelesness. -• " But the knowledge of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 230 strani
...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...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
...business of a poet," said Imlac,"isto examine, not the individual, but the species ; to remark general properties and large appearances ; he does not number...have remarked, and another have neglected, for those characteristicks which are alike obvious to vigilance and carelessness. "But the knowledge of nature... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Francis William Blagdon - 1811 - 250 strani
...business of a poet," said Imlac, "is to examine, not the individual, but the speeies ; to remark general properties and large appearances ; he does not number...have remarked, and another have neglected, for those characteristicks which are alike obvious to vigilance and carelessness. " But the knowledge of nature... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 194 strani
...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...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
...examine, not the individual, but the species, to remark general properties and large appearances j he does not number the streaks of the tulip, or describe...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... | |
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