Biographia Literaria; Or Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions, Volume 2Fenner, 1817 - 309 pages |
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... poetic faith . Mr. Words- " worth , on the other hand , was to propose to him- self as his object , to give the charm of novelty to things of every day , and to excite a feeling analogous to the supernatural , by awakening the mind's ...
... poetic faith . Mr. Words- " worth , on the other hand , was to propose to him- self as his object , to give the charm of novelty to things of every day , and to excite a feeling analogous to the supernatural , by awakening the mind's ...
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... poetic creed . All all , events , considering it as the source of a controversy , in which I have been honored more , than I deserve , by the frequent conjunction of my name with his , I think it expedient to declare once for all , in ...
... poetic creed . All all , events , considering it as the source of a controversy , in which I have been honored more , than I deserve , by the frequent conjunction of my name with his , I think it expedient to declare once for all , in ...
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... poet ? that the answer to the one is involved in the solution of the other . For it is a dis- tinction resulting from the poetic genius it- self , which sustains and modifies the images , thoughts , and emotions of the poet's own mind . The ...
... poet ? that the answer to the one is involved in the solution of the other . For it is a dis- tinction resulting from the poetic genius it- self , which sustains and modifies the images , thoughts , and emotions of the poet's own mind . The ...
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... poet to our sympathy with the poetry . Doubtless , " as Sir John Davies observes of the soul ( and his words may with slight altera- tion be applied , and even more appropriately to the poetic IMAGINATION . ) 66 " Doubtless this could ...
... poet to our sympathy with the poetry . Doubtless , " as Sir John Davies observes of the soul ( and his words may with slight altera- tion be applied , and even more appropriately to the poetic IMAGINATION . ) 66 " Doubtless this could ...
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... poetic power , as distinguished from general talent determined to poetic composition by accidental motives , by an act of the will , rather than by the inspi- ration of a genial and productive nature . In this investigation , I could ...
... poetic power , as distinguished from general talent determined to poetic composition by accidental motives , by an act of the will , rather than by the inspi- ration of a genial and productive nature . In this investigation , I could ...
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