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But in order to render myself intelligible I 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 . . Аа 3 The office of philosophical ...
But in order to render myself intelligible I 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 . . Аа 3 The office of philosophical ...
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It is possible , that the object may be merely to facilitate the recollection of any given facts or observations by artificial arrangement ; and the composition will be a poem , merely because it is distinguished from prose by metre ...
It is possible , that the object may be merely to facilitate the recollection of any given facts or observations by artificial arrangement ; and the composition will be a poem , merely because it is distinguished from prose by metre ...
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The last character I shall mention , which would prove indeed but little , except as taken conjointly with the former ; yet without which the former could scarce exist in a high degree , and ( even if this were possible ) would give ...
The last character I shall mention , which would prove indeed but little , except as taken conjointly with the former ; yet without which the former could scarce exist in a high degree , and ( even if this were possible ) would give ...
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Both his characters and his descriptions he renders , as much as possible , specific and individual , even to a degree of portraiture . In his diction and metre , on the other hand , he is comparatively careless .
Both his characters and his descriptions he renders , as much as possible , specific and individual , even to a degree of portraiture . In his diction and metre , on the other hand , he is comparatively careless .
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It is possible , that with these principles others may have been blended , which are not equally evident ; and some which are unsteady and subvertible from the narrowness or imperfection of their basis . But it is more than possible ...
It is possible , that with these principles others may have been blended , which are not equally evident ; and some which are unsteady and subvertible from the narrowness or imperfection of their basis . But it is more than possible ...
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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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