Biographia Literaria; Or Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions, Volume 2Fenner, 1817 - 309 pages |
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... must previously , in as few words as possible , explain my ideas , first , of a POEM ; and secondly , of POETRY itself , in kind , and in essence . A a 3 1 The office of philosophical disquisition con- sists in just distinction 5.
... must previously , in as few words as possible , explain my ideas , first , of a POEM ; and secondly , of POETRY itself , in kind , and in essence . A a 3 1 The office of philosophical disquisition con- sists in just distinction 5.
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge. The office of philosophical disquisition con- sists in just distinction ; while it is the privi- ledge of the philosopher to preserve himself constantly aware , that distinction is not divi- sion . In order to ...
Samuel Taylor Coleridge. The office of philosophical disquisition con- sists in just distinction ; while it is the privi- ledge of the philosopher to preserve himself constantly aware , that distinction is not divi- sion . In order to ...
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... who in one of his philosophical disquisitions has written on the means of acquiring a just taste with the precision of Aristotle , and the elegance of Quintillian . terest , deeper pathos , manlier reflection , and the 30.
... who in one of his philosophical disquisitions has written on the means of acquiring a just taste with the precision of Aristotle , and the elegance of Quintillian . terest , deeper pathos , manlier reflection , and the 30.
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... philosophers , not clowns or shep- herds - Poetry essentially ideal and generic-- The language of Milton as much the language of real life , yea , incomparably more so than that of the cottager . As far then as Mr. Wordsworth in his pre ...
... philosophers , not clowns or shep- herds - Poetry essentially ideal and generic-- The language of Milton as much the language of real life , yea , incomparably more so than that of the cottager . As far then as Mr. Wordsworth in his pre ...
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... philosophical language , than that which is frequently substituted for it by poets , who think they are conferring honor upon them- selves and their art in proportion as they in- dulge in arbitrary and capricious habits of expression ...
... philosophical language , than that which is frequently substituted for it by poets , who think they are conferring honor upon them- selves and their art in proportion as they in- dulge in arbitrary and capricious habits of expression ...
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