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were not included in what he ( unfortunately , I think , adopting an equivocal expression ) called the language of real life . From this preface , prefixed to poems in which it was impossible to deny the presence of original genius ...
were not included in what he ( unfortunately , I think , adopting an equivocal expression ) called the language of real life . From this preface , prefixed to poems in which it was impossible to deny the presence of original genius ...
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... and the playful nature of the thoughts and images ; and above all from ; the alienation , and , if I may hazard such an expression , the utter aloofness of the poet's own a feelings , from those of which he is at once 16.
... and the playful nature of the thoughts and images ; and above all from ; the alienation , and , if I may hazard such an expression , the utter aloofness of the poet's own a feelings , from those of which he is at once 16.
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... and that the composition of our novels , magazines , public harangues , & c . is commonly as trivial in thought , and yet enigmatic in expression , as if Echo and SPHINX had laid their heads together to construct it .
... and that the composition of our novels , magazines , public harangues , & c . is commonly as trivial in thought , and yet enigmatic in expression , as if Echo and SPHINX had laid their heads together to construct it .
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for words , as in the beauty and harmony of the colours , lines and expression , with which the objects are represented . Hence novelty of subject was rather avoided than sought for . Superior'excellence in the manner of treating the ...
for words , as in the beauty and harmony of the colours , lines and expression , with which the objects are represented . Hence novelty of subject was rather avoided than sought for . Superior'excellence in the manner of treating the ...
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... and because , from their rank in society , and the sameness and narrow circle of their intercourse , being less under the action of social vanity , they convey their feelings and notions in simple and unelaborated expressions .
... and because , from their rank in society , and the sameness and narrow circle of their intercourse , being less under the action of social vanity , they convey their feelings and notions in simple and unelaborated expressions .
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| Title | Biographia Literaria; Or Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions, Volume 2 Biographia Literaria; Or Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions, Samuel Taylor Coleridge |
| Author | Samuel Taylor Coleridge |
| Publisher | Fenner, 1817 |
| Original from | the Bavarian State Library |
| Digitized | 23 Jan 2009 |
| Length | 309 pages |
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