 | Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - 1824 - 408 páginas
...enlarged upon in the preface to his works: That wit and fine writing doth not consist so much in advancing things that are new, as in giving things that are known an agreeable turn. It is impossible for us who live in the latter ages of the world, to make observations in criticism, morality,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 406 páginas
...upon in the preface to his works : That wit and fine writing doth not consist so much in advancing things that are new, as in giving things that are known an agreeable turn. It is impossible for us who live in the latter ages of the world, to make observations in criticism, morality,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1825 - 536 páginas
...of England. TESTIMONIES OF AUTHORS. 395 wit and fine writing doth not consist so much in ;ulv mieing things that are new, as in giving things that are known an agreeable turn. It is impossible for ne, who lire in the latter ages of the world, to make observations in criticism, morality,... | |
 | 1826 - 450 páginas
...the greatest writers of hi, day, says " that wit and fine writing do not consist so much in advancing things that are new, as in giving things that are known an agreeahle turn." If one author's writings suggest a thoogtt to another, which he improves, it canoot... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1828 - 228 páginas
...upon in the preface to his works : that wit and fine writing doth not consist so much in advancing things that are new, as in giving things that are known an agreeable turn. It is impossible for us, who live in the latter ages of the world, to make observations in criticism, morality,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1828 - 222 páginas
...enlarged upon in the Preface to his Works, 'that wit and fine writing do not consist so much 'in advancing things that are new, as in giving 'things that are known an agreeable turn. It i II uncommon lights. If a reader examines Horace's "Artof Poetry he will find but few precepts in... | |
 | James Lawson - 1830 - 276 páginas
...the authority of Boileau to urge, " that wit, and fine writing, do not consist so much in advancing things that are new, as in giving things that are known an agreeable turn." To those, also, who exclaim, that every thing written in our day is no more than what the ancients... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1830 - 500 páginas
...printed fur Bernard Ljntut, 8vo. is in giving things that are known an agreeable turn. It is impossible y copied. " Almost every line," he said, *' was then writ observations in criticism, morality, or any art or science, which have not been touched upon by others;... | |
 | Alexander Pope, George Croly - 1835 - 312 páginas
...on in the preface to his works : — that wit and fine writing doth not consist so much in advancing things that are new, as in giving things that are known an agreeable turn. It is impossible for us, who live in the latter ages of the world, to make observations in criticism, morality,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1835 - 320 páginas
...his works : — that wit and fine writing doth not consist so much in advancing things that are rtew, as in giving things that are known an agreeable turn. It is impossible for us, who live in the latter ages of the world, to make observations in criticism, morality,... | |
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And here give me leave to mention what Monsieur Boileau has so well enlarged upon in the preface to his works: That wit and fine writing doth not consist so much in advancing things that are new, as in giving things that are known an agreeable turn. 
