 Wit, ingenuity, and learning in verse, even elegancy itself, though that comes nearest, are one thing ; true native poetry is another, in which there is a certain air and spirit, which, perhaps, the most learned and judicious in other arts do not perfectly...  The National quarterly review, ed. by E.I. Sears - Page 224edited by - 1871Full view - About this book
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - Bibliography - 1807 - 464 pages
...Wit, ingenuity, and learning in verse, even ele* Collins's Odes were published the same year. gancy itself, though that comes nearest, are one thing: true native poetry is another; in which there IK a certain spirit and air, which perhaps the most learned and judicious in other arts... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 402 pages
...fancy." better from Dr. \Yarton to Mr. Hayley, published by Mr. Wool!, p. 406. (Л asserted that " wit, ingenuity and learning in verse, even elegancy...nearest, are one thing: true native poetry is another: in which there isa certain air and spirit, which, perhaps, the most learned and judicious in other... | |
 | William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 472 pages
...choice'of verse proper to a chosen subject. " Wit, ingenuity, and learning in verse, even elegance itself, though that comes nearest, are one thing, true native poetry is another, in which there is a certain air and spirit, which, perhaps, the most learned and judicious in other... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1817 - 496 pages
...Philips, the nephew of Milton. In the preface to the Theatrum of this writer, it is asserted, that " wit, ingenuity, and learning in verse, even elegancy...nearest, are one thing : true native poetry is another; in which there is a certain air and spirit, which, perhaps, the most learned and judicious in other... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - Bibliography - 1815 - 498 pages
...Edw. Phillips's " Theatrum Poetarum," supposed to be written by Milton, is the following passage : " Wit, ingenuity, and learning in verse, even elegancy...nearest, are one thing : true native poetry is another ; in which there is a certain spirit and air, which perhaps the most learned and judicious in other... | |
 | Biography - 1817 - 490 pages
...Philips, the nephew of Milton. In the preface to the Theatrum of this writer, it is asserted, that " wit, ingenuity, and learning in verse, even elegancy...nearest, are one thing : true native poetry is another; in which there is a certain air and spirit, which, perhaps, the most learned and judicious in other... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1817 - 490 pages
...Philips, the nephew of ^lilton. In the preface to the Theatrum of this writer, it is asserted, that " wit, ingenuity, and learning in verse, even elegancy...nearest, are one thing : true native poetry is another; in which there is a certain air and spirit, which, perhaps, the most learned and judicious in other... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1849 - 582 pages
...to the test, I question how well they would endure to hold open their eagle eyes against the sun : wit. ingenuity, and learning in verse, even elegancy...nearest, are one thing, true native poetry is another ; in which there is a certain air and spirit, which perhaps the most learned and judicious in other... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1868 - 578 pages
...to the test, I question how well they would endure to hold open their eagle eyes against the sun : wit, ingenuity, and learning in verse, even elegancy...nearest, are one thing, true native poetry is another ; in which there is a certain air and spirit, which perhaps the most learned and judicious in other... | |
 | Edward Isidore Sears, David Allyn Gorton, Charles H. Woodman - Periodicals - 1871 - 454 pages
...maintain the highest place in literature, it must accomplish its work independent of the models—we might say independent of itself The love of creating...and inspiration alone, and deserve so to be called." While we do not agree with either of these authorities entirely, our conclusion will be found to coincide... | |
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