 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...copious. But his devotional poetry is, like that of others, unsatisfactory. The paucity of its topicks enforces perpetual repetition, and the sanctity of...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... | |
 | Church of England - 1802 - 604 pages
...been said of devotional poetry, that "the " paucity of its topics enforces perpetual repeti" tion, and the sanctity of the matter rejects the " ornaments of figurative diction." This observation is both just and important; and it is recommended to the attention of every reader... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...copious. But his devotional poetry is, like that of others, unsatisfactory. The paucity of its topicks en'forces perpetual repetition, and the sanctity of...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... | |
 | Erasmus Middleton - Christian biography - 1807 - 662 pages
...supplied. His ear was well-tuned, and his iction was elegant and copious. But his devotional poeryis, like that of others, unsatisfactory. The paucity of...and the sanctity of the matter rejects the ornaments ot figurativediction. It is ufficient for Watts to have done better than others, hat no man has done... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 558 pages
...supplied. His ear was well-tuned, and his diction was elegant and copious ; hat his devotional poetry is, like that of others, unsatisfactory. The paucity...matter rejects the ornaments of figurative diction. It is sufficient for Watts to have done hetter than others what no man has done well, His poems on... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 464 pages
...supplied. His ear was well tuned, and his diction was elegant and copious, but his devotional poetry is, like that of others, unsatisfactory. The paucity...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 404 pages
...copious. But his devotional poetry is, like that of others, unsatisfactory. The paucity of his topicks enforces perpetual repetition, and the sanctity of...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 408 pages
...copious. But his devotional poetry is, like that of others, unsatisfactory. The paucity of his topicks enforces perpetual repetition, and the sanctity of...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 366 pages
...supplied. His ear was well tuned, and his diction was elegant and copious, but his devotional poetry is, like that of others, unsatisfactory. The paucity...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... | |
 | Walter Hutchinson Aston - Bible - 1811 - 324 pages
...that censure on the poet, which he so well . deserves, unfairly imputes the blame to his subject. " The paucity of its topics enforces perpetual repetition,...of the matter rejects the ornaments of figurative dietion, It is sufficient for Watts to have done better, than others what no man has done well." Dr.... | |
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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 others what no man has done well. 
