Biographia Literaria; Or Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions, Volume 2Fenner, 1817 - 309 pages |
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... mind to seek after them , or to notice them , when they present themselves . In this idea originated the plan of the " Lyrical Ballads ; " in which it was agreed , that my endea- vours should be directed to persons and charac- ters ...
... mind to seek after them , or to notice them , when they present themselves . In this idea originated the plan of the " Lyrical Ballads ; " in which it was agreed , that my endea- vours should be directed to persons and charac- ters ...
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... minds ; and their admiration ( inflamed perhaps in some degree by opposition ) was distinguished by its intensity , I might almost say , by its reli- gious fervour . These facts , and the intellec- 1 tual energy of the author , which ...
... minds ; and their admiration ( inflamed perhaps in some degree by opposition ) was distinguished by its intensity , I might almost say , by its reli- gious fervour . These facts , and the intellec- 1 tual energy of the author , which ...
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... mind ex- cited by the attractions of the journey itself . Like the motion of a serpent , which the Egyp- tians made the emblem of intellectual power ; or like the path of sound through the air ; at every step he pauses and half recedes ...
... mind ex- cited by the attractions of the journey itself . Like the motion of a serpent , which the Egyp- tians made the emblem of intellectual power ; or like the path of sound through the air ; at every step he pauses and half recedes ...
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... mind . The poet , described in ideal perfection , brings the whole soul of man into activity , with the subordination of its faculties to each other , according to their relative worth and dignity . He diffuses a tone , and spirit of ...
... mind . The poet , described in ideal perfection , brings the whole soul of man into activity , with the subordination of its faculties to each other , according to their relative worth and dignity . He diffuses a tone , and spirit of ...
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... minds . " Finally , GOOD SENSE is the BODY of poetic genius , FANCY its DRAPERY , MOTION its LIFE , and IMAGINATION the SOUL that is every where , and in each ; and forms all into one graceful and intelligent whole . CHAPTER XV . · The ...
... minds . " Finally , GOOD SENSE is the BODY of poetic genius , FANCY its DRAPERY , MOTION its LIFE , and IMAGINATION the SOUL that is every where , and in each ; and forms all into one graceful and intelligent whole . CHAPTER XV . · The ...
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