The term metaphysical was first used by John Dryden ( a poet of the 17^thcentury ) in his "Essay on Satire". Dryden meant it as a negative definition of a poetry that seemed too difficult, and with little formal charme: in a word too philosophical. the man who gave the term popularity was Samuel Johnson, better known as Doctor Johnson in his "Life of Cowley", one of the most important metaphysical poets.Doctor Johnson remarks were critical he act appreciative of the metaphysical poets, but they were ignored for the remainder of the 18^th and 19^th century. at the beginning of the 17^th century, a new principal had come to be the most important element in their art for a certain group of poets: wit. Wit, which originally meant intelligence, was now interpreted as a particular kind of shill with words, the ability to create unusual, unexpected images. This tendencycould be seen all over Europe, for example in Spain in the poetry of Louis de Gongora (1561-1627 and in Italy in that of Giambattista Marino (1569-1625) and the literary movement known as "marinismo" or "conceptismo".