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and others of the same class and purpose . And as a particular pleasure is found in antiܪ ܪ cipating the recurrence of sounds and quantities , all 6.
and others of the same class and purpose . And as a particular pleasure is found in antiܪ ܪ cipating the recurrence of sounds and quantities , all 6.
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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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... By twilight - glimpse discerned , mark ! how they flee From the fierce sea - blast , all their tresses wild Streaming before them . " I have given this as an illustration , by no means as an instance , of that particular ...
... By twilight - glimpse discerned , mark ! how they flee From the fierce sea - blast , all their tresses wild Streaming before them . " I have given this as an illustration , by no means as an instance , of that particular ...
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To this latter cause , indeed , which is so far accidental , that it is the blessing of particular countries and a particular age , not the product of particular places or employments , the poet owes the shew of probability , that his ...
To this latter cause , indeed , which is so far accidental , that it is the blessing of particular countries and a particular age , not the product of particular places or employments , the poet owes the shew of probability , that his ...
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more must I hesitate in my assent to the sentence which immediately follows the former citation ; and which I can neither admit as particular fact , or as general rule . “ The language too of these men is adopted ( purified indeed from ...
more must I hesitate in my assent to the sentence which immediately follows the former citation ; and which I can neither admit as particular fact , or as general rule . “ The language too of these men is adopted ( purified indeed from ...
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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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