Biographia Literaria; Or Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions, Volume 2Fenner, 1817 - 309 pages |
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... hearts that neither feel nor understand . With this view I wrote the " Ancient Mari- ner , " and was preparing among other poems , theDark Ladie , " and the " Christobel , " in which I should have more nearly realized my ideal , than I ...
... hearts that neither feel nor understand . With this view I wrote the " Ancient Mari- ner , " and was preparing among other poems , theDark Ladie , " and the " Christobel , " in which I should have more nearly realized my ideal , than I ...
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... heart , And homeward through the dark lawns runs apace : Look how a bright star shooteth from the sky ! So glides he through the night from Venus ' eye . 4. The last character I shall mention , which would prove indeed but little ...
... heart , And homeward through the dark lawns runs apace : Look how a bright star shooteth from the sky ! So glides he through the night from Venus ' eye . 4. The last character I shall mention , which would prove indeed but little ...
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... heart find a better soil , in which they can attain their maturity , are less under restraint , and speak a plainer and more emphatic language ; because in that ་ condition of life our elementary feelings co- exist in Cc 3 37 injurious ...
... heart find a better soil , in which they can attain their maturity , are less under restraint , and speak a plainer and more emphatic language ; because in that ་ condition of life our elementary feelings co- exist in Cc 3 37 injurious ...
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... heart , and strong of limb ; His bodily frame had been from youth to age Of an unusual strength : his mind was keen , Intense and frugal , apt for all affairs , And in his shepherd's calling he was prompt And watchful more than ordinary ...
... heart , and strong of limb ; His bodily frame had been from youth to age Of an unusual strength : his mind was keen , Intense and frugal , apt for all affairs , And in his shepherd's calling he was prompt And watchful more than ordinary ...
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... heart find a better soil , in which they can attain their maturity and speak a plainer and more emphatic language , ' as it is an impersonation of an instinct aban- doned by judgement . Hence the two follow- ing charges seem to me not ...
... heart find a better soil , in which they can attain their maturity and speak a plainer and more emphatic language , ' as it is an impersonation of an instinct aban- doned by judgement . Hence the two follow- ing charges seem to me not ...
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