They have already laid down many mechanical rules for compositions of this sort, but at the same time they cut off almost all undertakers from the possibility of ever performing them ; for the first qualification they unanimously require in a poet, is... The British Essayists: Guardian - Side 127redigert av - 1823Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
| 1747 - 584 sider
...a Genius. I mall here endeavour (for the Benefit of my Countrymen) to make it manifeft, that Epick Poems may be made 'without a Genius, nay, without Learning or much Reading. This muft neceffarily be of great Ufe to all thofe Poets who confefs they never Read, and of whom the World... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1751 - 368 sider
...a Poet, is a Genius. I fhall here endeavour (for the benefit of my Countrymen) to make it manifeft, that Epic Poems may be made -without a Genius, nay without Learning or much Reading. This muft ne' ceflarily be of great ufe to all thofe who confers JP 4 th(7 they never Read, and of whom... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1751 - 372 sider
...a Poet, is a Genius. I fhall here endeavour (for the benefit of my Countrymen) to make it manifeft, that Epic Poems may be made without a Genius^ nay without Learning or much Reading. This muft necefiarily be of great ufe to all thofe who confers t P 4 they they never Read., and of whom... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1751 - 382 sider
...a Poet, is a Genius. I fhall here endeavour (for the benefit of my Countrymen) to make it manifeft, that Epic Poems may be made without a Genius, nay without Learning or much Reading. This muft necdTarily be of great ufe to all thofe who confcfs JP 4 they never Read, and of whom the world... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1752 - 438 sider
...a Poet, i> a Genius. I lhall here endeavour (for the benefit of my Countrymen) to make it manifcfl, that Epic Poems may be made without a Genius, nay without Learning or much Reading. This muft ncccflarily be of great ufe to all thofe who con/el? they never Read, and of whom the world is... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1753 - 358 sider
...a poet, is a genius. I fhall here endeavour (for the benefit of my countrymen) to make it manifeft, that epic poems may be made •without a genius, nay without learning or much reading. This muft neceflarily be of great ufe to all thofe who confefs they never read, and of whom the world is... | |
| Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1754 - 398 sider
...a poet, is a genius. I fhall here endeavour (for the benefit of my countrymen) to make it manifeft, that epic poems may be made without a genius , nay without learning or much reading. This muft neceflarily be of great ufe to all thofe, who confefs they never read, and of whom the world is... | |
| Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1754 - 356 sider
...a poet, is a genius. I fhall here endeavour (for the benefit of my countrymen) to make it manifeft, that epic poems may be made without a genius , nay without learning or much reading. This muft neceflarily be of great ufe to all thofe, who confefs they never read, and of whom the world is... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1757 - 344 sider
...a Poet, is a Genius. I fhall here endeavour (for the benefit of my countrymen) to make it manifeft, that Epic Poems may be made •without a Genius,, nay without Learning or much 1 Jing. This muft neceflarily be of great yfe to : iofe who confefs they never Read, and of whom '... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 352 sider
...a poet, is a genius. I mall here endeavour (for the benefit of my countrymen) to make it manifeft, that epic poems may be made without a genius ^ nay without learning or much reading. This muft neceffarily be of great ufe to all thofe, who confefs they never read^ and of whom the World is... | |
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