Biographia Literaria; Or, Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions, Volume 1First edition of this autobiography in discourse. |
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Page 12
... once increased their influence , and my enthusiasm . The great works of past ages seem to a young man things of another race , in respect to which his faculties must remain passive and submiss , even as to the stars and mountains . But ...
... once increased their influence , and my enthusiasm . The great works of past ages seem to a young man things of another race , in respect to which his faculties must remain passive and submiss , even as to the stars and mountains . But ...
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... once trite , and licen- tious . The second , on low , creeping language and thoughts , under the pretence of simplicity . And the third , the phrases of which were bor- rowed entirely from my own poems , on the indiscriminate use of ...
... once trite , and licen- tious . The second , on low , creeping language and thoughts , under the pretence of simplicity . And the third , the phrases of which were bor- rowed entirely from my own poems , on the indiscriminate use of ...
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... once gone to all the world must die ; The earth can yield me but a common grave , When you entombed in men's eyes shall lie . Your monument shall be my gentle verse , Which eyes not yet created shall o'er - read ; And tongues to be your ...
... once gone to all the world must die ; The earth can yield me but a common grave , When you entombed in men's eyes shall lie . Your monument shall be my gentle verse , Which eyes not yet created shall o'er - read ; And tongues to be your ...
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... once both instrument and tune . Thus even the deaf may play , so as to delight the many . Sometimes ( for it is with similies , as it is with jests at a wine table , one is sure to suggest another ) I have attempted to illustrate the ...
... once both instrument and tune . Thus even the deaf may play , so as to delight the many . Sometimes ( for it is with similies , as it is with jests at a wine table , one is sure to suggest another ) I have attempted to illustrate the ...
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... once re- flecting , that σε αέρα φαεινην αμφι σεληνην φαίνετ ' αριπρεπια ( i . e . the stars around , or near the full moon , shine pre- eminently bright ) conveys a just and happy image of a moon- light sky while it is difficult to ...
... once re- flecting , that σε αέρα φαεινην αμφι σεληνην φαίνετ ' αριπρεπια ( i . e . the stars around , or near the full moon , shine pre- eminently bright ) conveys a just and happy image of a moon- light sky while it is difficult to ...
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Biographia Literaria Or Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions Samuel Taylor Coleridge No preview available - 2019 |
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