 Wit, like all other things subject by their nature to the choice of man, has its changes and fashions, and at different times takes different forms. About the beginning of the seventeenth century appeared a race of writers that may be termed the metaphysical...  The Annual Register - Page 191796Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 358 pages
...Wit, like all other things fubject by their nature to the choice of man, has its changes and fafhions, and at different times takes different forms. About...feventeenth century appeared a race of writers that may he. termed the metaphyfical poets ; of whom, in a criticifm on the works of Cowley, the laft of the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 498 pages
...like all other things fubjecl: by their nature to the choice of man, has its changes and fafhions, and at different times takes different forms. About the beginning of the feyenteenth century appeared a race of writers that may be termed the metaphyfical poets; of whom,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1783 - 478 pages
...takes different forms. About the beginning of the ieventeenth century appeared a race of wrir ters that may be termed the metaphyfical poets ; of whom, in a criticifm on the works pf Cowley, it is not improper to give fome apcount. The metaphyfical poets were men of learn.r ing,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...Wit, like all other things fubject by their nature to the choice of man, has its changes and fafhions, and at different times takes different forms. About...; of whom, in a criticifm on the works of Cowley, it is not improper to give fome account. The metaphyfical poets were men of learning, and to fhew their... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 498 pages
...and fafhions, and at diflerent times takes different forms. About the beginning of the feventcemli century appeared a race of writers that may be termed the metaphyfical poets; of whom, in ac:i:icif:n on the works of Cowley, it is not improper to give fome account. The metaphylical poets... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Poets, English - 1790 - 508 pages
...Wit, like all other things fubject by their nature to the choice of man, has its changes and fafhions, and at different times takes different forms. About...poets; of whom, in a criticifm on the works of Cowley, it is not improper to give fome account. The metaphyfical poets were men of learning, and to fhew their... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...like all other things, fubject by their nature to the choice of man, has its changes and fafhions, and at different times takes different forms. About...poets; of whom, in a criticifm on the works of Cowley, it is not improper to give fome account. The metaphyfical poets were men of learning, and to fhew their... | |
 | History - 1796 - 692 pages
...Wit, like other tilings fubjeft by their nature to the choice of man, has its changes and faihions, and at different times takes different forms. About...feventeenth century appeared a race of writers that tnay be termed the metaphyfical poets ; of whom, in a criticifm on the works of Cowley, the lall of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 pages
...Wit, like all other things fubject by their nature to the choice of man, has its changes and fafhions, and at different times takes different forms. About...appeared a race of writers that may be termed the metaphylical poets ; of whom, in a criticifm on the works of Cowley, it is not improper to give fome... | |
 | History - 1802 - 684 pages
...changes and f'tlmons, and at different times takes different forms. Aoout the beginning of the feventeemh century appeared a race of writers that may be termed the Metaphyfical Poets; of whom, in a c.iticilm on the works of Cowley, the laft of the race, it is not improper to give fome account. The... | |
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