 that which has been often thought, but was never before so well expressed," they certainly never attained nor ever sought it ; for they endeavoured to be singular in their thoughts, and were careless of their diction. But Pope's account of wit is undoubtedly...  The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal - Page 31780Full view - About this book
 | History - 1796 - 690 pages
...and his contemporaries, that they* fall below Donne in wit, bub maintains that they furpafs him ire poetry. If Wit be well defcribed by Pope, as being...been often thought, but was " never before fo well exprefled," they certainly never attained, noe ever fought it; for they endeavoured to be fingular... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 358 pages
...in wit, , but maintains that they furpafs him in poetry. If Wit be well defcribed by Pope, as king " that which has been often " thought, but was never...attained, nor ever fought it; for they endeavoured to be fingular in theif thoughts, and1 were carelefs of their didion. But Pope's- account of wit is undoubtedly... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1780 - 726 pages
...operations of intellect. Thofe however who deny them to be poets, allow them to be wits. Dryden confefies of himfelf and his contemporaries, that they fall...been often- thought, but was " never before fo well exprefled," they certainly never attained, nor ever fought it ; for they endeavoured to be ungular... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1780 - 590 pages
...that he miffed them, wonders more frequently by what perverfenefs of indullry they were ever found. ' If Wit be well defcribed by Pope, as being " that...has been often thought, but was never before fo well exprefled," they certainly never attained, nor ever fought it; for they endeavoured to be fingular... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 498 pages
...reprefented the operations of intellect. Thofe however who deny them to be poets, allow them to be wits. Dryden confefles of himfelf and his contemporaries,...been often thought, *' but was never before fo well exprcfled," they certainly never attained, nor ever fought it ; for they endeavoured to be fingular... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1783 - 478 pages
...Donne in wit, but maintains1' that they furpafs him in poetry, I If Wit be well defcribed by Pope, a^ being, " that which has been often thought, ** but...fo well expreffed," they certainly never attained, nof ever fought it ; for they endeavoured to be fingUlar in their thoughts, and were carelefs of their... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...the operations of intellect. Thpfe however who deny them to be poets, allow them to be wits. D' yden confefles of himfelf and his contemporaries, that...been often thought, but was never before fo " well exprefled," they certainly never attained, nor ever fought it ; for they endeavoured to be fingular... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 498 pages
...operations of intellect. Thofe however who deny them to be poets, allow , them to be wits. Dryden confefies of himfelf and his contemporaries, that they fall...been often thought, but was never before fo " well exprefled," they certainly never attained, nor ever fought it ; for they endeavoured to be lingular... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Poets, English - 1790 - 508 pages
...fall below Donne in wit; but maintains, that they furpafs him in poetry. • If Wit be well clefcribed by Pope, as being " that which has been often thought, '* but was never before fo well exprefled," they certainly never attained, nor ever fought it; for they endeavoured to be fingular... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...fall below Donne in wit; but maintains, that they furpafs him in poetry. If wit be well ciefcribed by Pope, as being " that " which has been often thought,...attained, nor ever fought it; for they endeavoured to be fingular in their thoughts, and were carelefs of their diction. But Pope's account of wit is undoubtedly... | |
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