Discuss in brief Dr Johnson's evaluation of Cowley's poetry Or How does Dr Johnson assess Cowley as a poet Dr Johnson - praised Cowley - and blamed him He said Cowley was a very clever poet He also said Cowley had some problems with style Johnson looked at his wit feeling and form He liked some poems and disliked others His judgment was fair and transparent Use of Wit Johnson said Cowley was full of wit He used smart words and strange ideas His comparisons were bold and new The author says 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 However Johnson said too much wit can harm a poem It can make it cold and dry In Cowley s poems feeling was often missing Johnson thought wit must not hide the