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... of imagination that willing suspension of disbelief for the moment , which constitutes poetic faith . Mr. Words- ' worth , on the other hand , was to propose to himself as his object , to give the charm of novelty to things of every ...
... of imagination that willing suspension of disbelief for the moment , which constitutes poetic faith . Mr. Words- ' worth , on the other hand , was to propose to himself as his object , to give the charm of novelty to things of every ...
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I mean the “ Venus and Adonis , ” and the “ Lucrece ; " works which give at once strong promises of the strength , and yet obvious ܪ > proofs of the immaturity , of his genius. ** * Ame Mugrověs , a phrase which I have borrowed from a ...
I mean the “ Venus and Adonis , ” and the “ Lucrece ; " works which give at once strong promises of the strength , and yet obvious ܪ > proofs of the immaturity , of his genius. ** * Ame Mugrověs , a phrase which I have borrowed from a ...
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... which Shakspeare even in his earliest , as in his latest works , surpasses all other poets . It is by this , that he still gives a dignity and a passion to the ob1 1 jects which he presents . Unaided by any previous excitement 18.
... which Shakspeare even in his earliest , as in his latest works , surpasses all other poets . It is by this , that he still gives a dignity and a passion to the ob1 1 jects which he presents . Unaided by any previous excitement 18.
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... power of the painter , the poet gives us the liveliest image of succession with the feeling of simultaneousness ! ... would give promises only of transitory flashes and a meteoric power ; No man is DEPTH , and ENERGY of THOUGHT .
... power of the painter , the poet gives us the liveliest image of succession with the feeling of simultaneousness ! ... would give promises only of transitory flashes and a meteoric power ; No man is DEPTH , and ENERGY of THOUGHT .
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... et mansueto Sguardo , oh labbra d'ambrosia , oh rider lieto ! . give a value and a name that will not pass 31.
... et mansueto Sguardo , oh labbra d'ambrosia , oh rider lieto ! . give a value and a name that will not pass 31.
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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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