 | Jean-Pons-Victor Lecoutz de Levizac - French language - 1828 - 466 pages
...nothing to those that followed them, but transcription 8 of the same events, and new combinations 9 of the same images. Whatever be the reason, it is...writers are in possession of nature, and their followers 10 of art : that the first excel in strength and invention, and the latter in elegance and refinement.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1831 - 138 pages
...whether, as the province of poetry is to describe na•""> and passion, which are always the same, the f writers took possession of the most striking object...them, but transcription of the same events, and new combination of the same images : Whatever be the reason, it is commonly observed, that the early writers... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1832 - 428 pages
...passion, which are always the same, the first writers took possession of the most striking objects for description, and the most probable occurrences...and left nothing to those that followed them, but transcriptions of the same events, and new combinations of the same images. Whatever be the reason,... | |
 | José María Jimenez de Alcalá - Spanish language - 1833 - 312 pages
...most probable occurrences for fiction, and lefi nothing to those that followed them but transcriptions of the same events, and new combinations of the same...invention, and the latter in elegance and refinement. Meaning of words. — Prize, premio : to strive, esforzarse. ; to learn, aprender ; to excel, exceder... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1833 - 162 pages
...passion, which are always the same, the first writers took possession of the most striking objects for description, and the most probable occurrences...Whatever be the reason, it is commonly observed that tho early writers are in possession of nature, and theii followers of art : that the first excel in... | |
 | Jean-Pons-Victor Lecoutz de Levizac - French language - 1833 - 476 pages
...nothing to those that followed them, but transcription 8 of (lie same events, and new combinations 9 of the same images. Whatever be the reason, it is...writers are in possession of nature, and their followers 10 of art : that the first excel in strength and invention, arid the latter in elegance and refinement.... | |
 | Jean Pons victor Lecoutz de Levizac (d.1) - 1834 - 494 pages
...passion, which are always the same, the first writers s(took possession) of ''(the most striking objects for description), and "(the most probable occurrences...fiction), and left nothing to those that followed them but f transcriptions of the same events, and 9new combinations of the same images. Whatever be the reason,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1838 - 128 pages
...passion, which are always the same, the first writers took possession of the most striking objects for description, and the most probable occurrences...first excel in strength and invention, and the latter elegance and refinement. 1 was desirous to add my name to this illustrious fraternity. I read all the... | |
 | Jean-Pons-Victor Lecoutz de Levizac - French language - 1844 - 496 pages
...same, the first writers 5(took possession) of |i(the most striking objects for description), and 7(the most probable occurrences for fiction), and left nothing to those that followed them bul ^transcriptions of the same events, and "new combinations of the SHIM images. Whatever be the reason,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1846 - 184 pages
...passion, which are always the same, the first writers took possession of the most striking objects for description, and the most probable occurrences...strength and invention, and the latter in elegance and refine•icnt. " I was desirous to add my name to this illustrious fraternity. I read all the poets... | |
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Whatever be the reason, it is commonly observed that the early writers are in possession of nature, and their followers of art; that the first excel in strength and invention, and the latter in elegance and refine•icnt. 
