 | Alexander Pope - 1856 - 512 pages
...the effort of tedious toil and needless curiosity. After all this, it is surely superfluous to answer the question that has once been asked, Whether Pope...found? To circumscribe poetry by a definition will only shew the narrowness of the definer, though a definition which shall exclude Pope will not easily be... | |
 | James Boswell - 1859 - 320 pages
...pronouncing the following triumphant eulogium : — " After all this, it is surely superfluous to answer the question that has once been asked, Whether Pope...a definition, will only show the narrowness of the deh'ner ; though a definition which shall exclude Pope will not easily be made. Let us look round upon... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1861 - 660 pages
...tedious toil and needless curiosity. After all this, it is surely superfluous to answer the question that that has once been asked, Whether Pope was a poet...definition which shall exclude Pope will not easily be mado. Let us look round upon the 381 The meeting points the sacred bair dissever From the f;m- head,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1866 - 654 pages
...tedious toil and needless curiosity. After all this, it is surely superfluous to answer the question that that has once been asked, Whether Pope was a poet...will not easily be made. Let us look round upon the *•> The meeting points the sacred hair dbiever From the fair head, for ever and for ever. Canto UL... | |
 | James Boswell - 1874 - 584 pages
...excellence, and pronouncing, a triumphant apotheosis. — "After all this, it is surely superfluous to answer the question that has once been asked, Whether Pope...To circumscribe poetry by a definition, will only shew the narrowness of the definer ; though a definition which shall exclude Pope will not easily be... | |
 | James Boswell - 1874 - 584 pages
...excellence, and pronouncing, a triumphant apotheosis. — "After all this, it is surely superfluous to answer the question that has once been asked, Whether Pope...To circumscribe poetry by a definition, will only shew the narrowness of the definer ; though a definition which shall exclude Pope will not easily be... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1879 - 510 pages
...the effort of tedious toil and needless curiosity. After all this, it is surely superfluous to answer the question that has once been asked, Whether Pope...? To circumscribe poetry by a definition will only shew the narrowness of the definer, though a definition which shall exclude Pope will not easily be... | |
 | Hugh Fraser Campbell - 1883 - 128 pages
...have been at in composing them. — Addison. 28. After all this, it is surely superfluous to answer the question that has once been asked, — whether...if Pope be not a poet, where is poetry to be found 1— Johnson. 29. It appeareth in nothing more, that Atheism is rather in the lip than in the heart... | |
 | James Boswell - 1884 - 626 pages
...pronouncing the following triumphant eulogium: " After all this, it is surely superfluous to answer the question that has once been asked, Whether Pope...made. Let us look round upon the present time, and back upon the past; let us inquire to whom the voice of mankind has decreed the wreath of poetry; let... | |
 | James Boswell - 1887 - 466 pages
...pronouncing the following triumphant eulogium 2 :—' After all this, it is surely superfluous to answer the question that has once been asked, Whether Pope...To circumscribe poetry by a definition, will only shew the narrowness of the definer ; though a definition which shall exclude Pope will not easily be... | |
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After all this it is surely superfluous to answer the question that has once been asked, whether Pope was a poet? otherwise than by asking in return, if Pope be not a poet, where is poetry to be found? 
