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" But his devotional poetry is, like that of others, unsatisfactory. The paucity of its topics enforces perpetual repetition, and the sanctity of the matter rejects the ornaments of figurative diction. It is sufficient for Watts to have done better than... "
Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English Poets - Página 21
por Samuel Johnson - 1781
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: Pope. Pitt. Thomson. Watts. A ...

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 522 páginas
...of its topicks enforces perpetual repetition, and the fanctity of the matter rejects the ornaments of figurative diction. It is fufficient for Watts...no man has done well. His poems on other fubjects feldorri rife higher than might be expected from jthe amuferrients of a Man of Letters, and have different...
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PREFACES BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL TO THE WORKS OF THE ENGLISH POETS.

SAMUEL JOHNSON - 1781 - 254 páginas
...the fanctity of the matter rejects the ornax ments ments of figurative diction. It is fuffir cient for Watts to have done better than others what no man has. done well. His poems on other fubjects fcldom rife higher than might be expected from the amufements of a Man. of Letters, and. have different...
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The Sad Shepherd: Or, A Tale of Robin Hood

Ben Jonson - 1783 - 280 páginas
...enforces perpetual repetition, and the fandity of the matt r rejects the ornaments of figurative diftion. It is fufficient for Watts to have done better than others what no man has done well." Johnfon's Life of Watts. In the fame volume with Southwell's two poetical, and oiie profe publication,...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The lives of the most eminent English ...

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 676 páginas
...fanctity of the matter rejects the ornaments of figurative diction. It is fufficient for Watts to hare done better than others what no man has done well....higher than might be expected from the amufements of a Alan of Letters, and have different degrees of value as they are more or lefs laboured, or as the occafion...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets (concluded). Miscellaneous lives

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 páginas
...of its topicks eaforces perpetual repetition, and the fanctity of the matter rejecks the ornaments of figurative diction. It is fufficient for Watts...others what no man has done well. His poems on other fubje&s feldom rife higher than might be expected from the amufements of a Man of Letters, and have...
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A Complete Edition of the Poets of Great Britain..: Swift. Thompson. Watts ...

1794 - 954 páginas
...down the wind. ii chiefly devotional; in regard to which Dr. Johnfon affirms, that " it is Sufficient -'to have done better than others, what no man has done well." He had alleged juft be: * the paucity of topics of iL-vclianal factry enforces perpetual repetition,"...
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The Works of the British Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and ..., Volumen9

Robert Anderson - 1795 - 972 páginas
...paucity of its topics enforces perpetual repetition, and the fantSUty of the matter rejects the ornaments of figurative diction. It is fufficient for Watts to have done better than others, what no map has done well. " His poems on other fubjects feldom rife higher than might be expected from the...
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The Monthly Magazine, Or, British Register, Volumen51

1821 - 690 páginas
...pages) which may be compared, not disadrantagpously, with tlio.se of Dr. Watts. « It is sufficient to have done better than others what no man has done well." We now come to the " Miscellanies," of which it would be difficult to give a general character. Many...
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Johnson's Lives of the the English Poets: Abridged: with Notes and Illustrations

Samuel Johnson - 1797 - 278 páginas
...enforces perpetual repetition, and the fanctity of the matter rejects the ornaments of figurative di&ion. It is fufficient for Watts to have done better than others what no man has done fe well. " His poems on other fubjects feldom rife higher than might be expected from the amufements...
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Lives

Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 páginas
...repetition, and the sanctity of the matter rejects the ornaments of figurative diction. It is sufficient for Watts to have done better than others what no man has done well. • His poems on other subjects seldom rise higher than might be expected from the amusements of a man of Letters, and have...
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