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But of the objects , which I proposed to myself , it was not the least important to effect , as far as possible , a settlement of the long continued controversy concerning the true nature of poetic diction : and at the same time to ...
But of the objects , which I proposed to myself , it was not the least important to effect , as far as possible , a settlement of the long continued controversy concerning the true nature of poetic diction : and at the same time to ...
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did not demand a degree of attention unsuitable to the nature and objects of poetry . This remark however applies chiefly , though not exclusively to the Religious Musings . The remainder of the charge I admitted to its full extent ...
did not demand a degree of attention unsuitable to the nature and objects of poetry . This remark however applies chiefly , though not exclusively to the Religious Musings . The remainder of the charge I admitted to its full extent ...
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7 ܪ venile poems , I saw and admitted the superiority of an austerer , and more natural style , with an insight not less clear , than I at present possess . My judgment was stronger , than were my powers of realizing its dictates ...
7 ܪ venile poems , I saw and admitted the superiority of an austerer , and more natural style , with an insight not less clear , than I at present possess . My judgment was stronger , than were my powers of realizing its dictates ...
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... and instead of awakening by the noblest models the fond and unmixed Love and ADMIRATION , which is the natural and graceful temper of early youth ; these nurselings of improved pedagogy are taught to dispute and decide ; to suspect ...
... and instead of awakening by the noblest models the fond and unmixed Love and ADMIRATION , which is the natural and graceful temper of early youth ; these nurselings of improved pedagogy are taught to dispute and decide ; to suspect ...
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This preposterous pursuit was , beyond doubt , injurious , both to my natural powers , and to the progress of my education . It would perhaps have been destructive , had it been continued ; but from this I was auspiciously withdrawn ...
This preposterous pursuit was , beyond doubt , injurious , both to my natural powers , and to the progress of my education . It would perhaps have been destructive , had it been continued ; but from this I was auspiciously withdrawn ...
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