Biographia Literaria; Or Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions, Volume 2Fenner, 1817 - 309 pages |
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... I do not recol- lect ) that a series of poems might be composed of two sorts . In the one , the incidents and agents were to be , in part at least , supernatu- A a ral ; and the excellence aimed at was to consist BIOGRAPHIA LITERARIA. ...
... I do not recol- lect ) that a series of poems might be composed of two sorts . In the one , the incidents and agents were to be , in part at least , supernatu- A a ral ; and the excellence aimed at was to consist BIOGRAPHIA LITERARIA. ...
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge. ral ; and the excellence aimed at was to consist in the interesting of the affections by the dra- matic truth of such emotions , as would natu- rally accompany such situations , supposing them real . And real in ...
Samuel Taylor Coleridge. ral ; and the excellence aimed at was to consist in the interesting of the affections by the dra- matic truth of such emotions , as would natu- rally accompany such situations , supposing them real . And real in ...
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... consist in a dif- ferent combination of them , in consequence of a different object proposed . According to the difference of the object will be the difference of the combination . It is possible , that the object may be merely to ...
... consist in a dif- ferent combination of them , in consequence of a different object proposed . According to the difference of the object will be the difference of the combination . It is possible , that the object may be merely to ...
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... , and the charm and peculiar worth of the picture consists , not so much in the specific objects which it conveys to the understanding in a visual language formed by the substitution of figures for words , as in the beauty and harmony of ...
... , and the charm and peculiar worth of the picture consists , not so much in the specific objects which it conveys to the understanding in a visual language formed by the substitution of figures for words , as in the beauty and harmony of ...
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... consists altogether in a language taken , with due excep- tions , from the mouths of men in real life , a lan- guage which actually constitutes the natural con- versation of men under the influence of natural feelings . My objection is ...
... consists altogether in a language taken , with due excep- tions , from the mouths of men in real life , a lan- guage which actually constitutes the natural con- versation of men under the influence of natural feelings . My objection is ...
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