 That this is a practice contrary to the rules of criticism will be readily allowed ; but there is always an appeal open from criticism to nature. The end of writing is to instruct ; the end of poetry is to instruct by pleasing.  The Works of Samuel Johnson - Page 68by Samuel Johnson - 1816Full view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - 1814 - 470 pages
...of criticism will be readily allowed ; but there is always an appeal open from criticism to nature. The end of writing is to instruct ; the end of poetry...That the mingled drama may convey all the instruction ot tragedy or comedy cannot bo denied, because it inclndes both in its alternations of exhihition,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 492 pages
...of criticism will be readily allowed j but there is always an appeal open from criticism to nature. The end of writing is to instruct ; the end of poetry...appearance of life, by shewing how great machinations and slender designs may promote or obviate one another, and the high and the low co-operate in the general... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 1082 pages
...criticism will be readily allowed ; but there is always an appeal open from criticism to nature. The end or writing is to instruct; the end of poetry is to instruct...cannot be denied, because it includes both in its alteration} of exhibition, and approaches nearer than either to ;!>• appearance of life, by shewing... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1817 - 350 pages
...of criticism will be readily allowed : but there is always an appeal open from criticism to nature. The end of writing is to instruct ; the end of poetry...appearance of life, by shewing how great machinations and slender designs may promote or obviate one another, and the high and the low co-operate in the general... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 420 pages
...of criticism will be readily allowed; but there is always an appeal open from criticism to nature. The end of writing is to instruct; the end of poetry...cannot be denied, because it includes both in its alterations of exhibition, and approaches nearer than either to the appearance of life, by shewing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 450 pages
...of criticism will be readily allowed ; but there is always an appeal open from criticism to nature. The end of writing is to instruct ; the end of poetry...appearance of life, by shewing how great machinations and slender designs may promote or obviate one another, and the high and the low cooperate in the general... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 484 pages
...of criticism will be readily allowed ; but there is always an appeal open from criticism to nature. The end of writing is to instruct ; the end of poetry...appearance of life, by shewing how great machinations and slender designs may promote or obviate one another, and the high and the low co-operate in the general... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1823 - 526 pages
...of criticism will be readily allowed ; but there is always an appeal open from criticism to nature. The end of writing is to instruct ; the end of poetry...it includes both in its alternations of exhibition, arid approaches nearer than either to the appearance of life, by showing how great machinations and... | |
 | H. Nolte - 1823 - 646 pages
...Euripides. Sieaitns. will be readily allowed; but there is always an appeal open from criticism to nature. The end of writing is to instruct; the end of poetry...That the mingled drama may convey all the instruction if tragedy or comedy cannot be denied, because it includes both in it* alternatiuns of exhibition,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1823 - 350 pages
...of criticism will be readily allowed : but there is always an appeal open from criticism to nature. The end of writing is to instruct; the end of poetry...instruct by pleasing. That the mingled drama may convey aH the instruction of tragedy or comedy cannot be denied, because it includes both in its alternations... | |
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