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The thought suggested itself ( to which of us I do not recollect ) 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 , supernatua Аа 1 ral ; and the excellence ...
The thought suggested itself ( to which of us I do not recollect ) 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 , supernatua Аа 1 ral ; and the excellence ...
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In this idea originated the plan of the “ Lyrical Ballads ; " in which it was agreed , that my endeavours should be directed to persons and characters supernatural , or at least romantic ; yet so as to transfer from our inward nature a ...
In this idea originated the plan of the “ Lyrical Ballads ; " in which it was agreed , that my endeavours should be directed to persons and characters supernatural , or at least romantic ; yet so as to transfer from our inward nature a ...
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... on the contrary objected to them as erroneous in principle , and as contradictory ( in appearance at least ) both to other parts of the same preface , and to the author's own practice in the greater number of the poems themselves .
... on the contrary objected to them as erroneous in principle , and as contradictory ( in appearance at least ) both to other parts of the same preface , and to the author's own practice in the greater number of the poems themselves .
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... or measure , or both , I must leave his opinion uncontroverted . The distinction is at least competent to characterize the writer's intention . If it were subjoined , ܪ that the whole is likewise entertaining or affecting , 8.
... or measure , or both , I must leave his opinion uncontroverted . The distinction is at least competent to characterize the writer's intention . If it were subjoined , ܪ that the whole is likewise entertaining or affecting , 8.
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At least I have found , that where the subject is taken immediately from the author's personal sensations and experiences , the excellence of a particular poem is but an equivocal mark , and often a fallacious pledge , of genuine poetic ...
At least I have found , that where the subject is taken immediately from the author's personal sensations and experiences , the excellence of a particular poem is but an equivocal mark , and often a fallacious pledge , of genuine poetic ...
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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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