The New-York Review, Volume 4George Dearborn & Company, 1839 |
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... genius , which was diverted from verse to the teaching of Christian philosophy : " " I have too clearly before me the idea of a poet's genius to deem myself other than a very humble poet ; but in the very possession of the idea I know ...
... genius , which was diverted from verse to the teaching of Christian philosophy : " " I have too clearly before me the idea of a poet's genius to deem myself other than a very humble poet ; but in the very possession of the idea I know ...
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... genius from the moment that it dawned upon him . Yes , though Wordsworth's meekness might aptly be emblemed in the caged dove , or the lark delighting not less in his lowly nest on the bosom of the very earth than in bathing his wings ...
... genius from the moment that it dawned upon him . Yes , though Wordsworth's meekness might aptly be emblemed in the caged dove , or the lark delighting not less in his lowly nest on the bosom of the very earth than in bathing his wings ...
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... genius . The passage has been sadly blunted by the frequency of thoughtless quotation , but we require it now as a philosophical authority . First , to distinguish the processes of imagination from those of " cool reason " - the ...
... genius . The passage has been sadly blunted by the frequency of thoughtless quotation , but we require it now as a philosophical authority . First , to distinguish the processes of imagination from those of " cool reason " - the ...
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... genius of Shakspeare is looked on as anomalous and inexplicable . But we ask no bet- ter proof of the presence of such a sovereign power in the mind , and of its might in revealing truth , than the creations in his dra- mas . By what ...
... genius of Shakspeare is looked on as anomalous and inexplicable . But we ask no bet- ter proof of the presence of such a sovereign power in the mind , and of its might in revealing truth , than the creations in his dra- mas . By what ...
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... genius which people are apt to give in to , when every mawkish versifier is styled a poet . The arti- fice of a flowery diction is confounded with the simple majesty of true inspiration . " I must confess , " says Lord Shaftsbury , in ...
... genius which people are apt to give in to , when every mawkish versifier is styled a poet . The arti- fice of a flowery diction is confounded with the simple majesty of true inspiration . " I must confess , " says Lord Shaftsbury , in ...
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Page 59 - Among the farthest Hebrides. Will no one tell me what she sings?— Perhaps the plaintive numbers flow For old, unhappy, far-off things, And battles long ago: Or is it some more humble lay, Familiar matter of to-day? Some natural sorrow, loss, or pain, That has been, and may be again?
Page 36 - But for those first affections, Those shadowy recollections, Which, be they what they may, Are yet the fountain light of all our day, Are yet a master light of all our seeing...
Page 40 - I have seen A curious child, who dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipped shell; To which, in silence hushed, his very soul Listened intensely ; and his countenance soon Brightened with joy ; for from within were heard Murmurings, whereby the monitor expressed Mysterious union with its native sea.
Page 41 - Therefore let the moon Shine on thee in thy solitary walk ; And let the misty mountain-winds be free To blow against thee : and, in after years...
Page 58 - A countenance in which did meet Sweet records, promises as sweet; A Creature not too bright or good For human nature's daily food; For transient sorrows , simple wiles , Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiles.
Page 38 - My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my life began ; So is it now I am a man ; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die! The child is father of the man; And I could wish my days to be Bound each to each by natural piety.
Page 29 - Paradise, and groves Elysian, Fortunate Fields — like those of old Sought in the Atlantic Main — why should they be A history only of departed things, Or a mere fiction of what never was ? For the discerning intellect of Man, When wedded to this goodly universe In love and holy passion, shall find these A simple produce of the common day.
Page 10 - God's almightiness, and what He works, and what He suffers to be wrought with high providence in His church; to sing victorious agonies of martyrs and saints, the deeds and triumphs of just and pious nations, doing valiantly through faith against the enemies of Christ; to deplore the general relapses of kingdoms and states from justice and God's true worship.
Page 10 - These abilities, wheresoever they be found, are the inspired gift of God rarely bestowed, but yet to some, though most abuse, in every nation ; and are of power, beside the office of a pulpit, to inbreed and cherish in a great people the seeds of virtue and public civility ; to allay the perturbations of the mind, and set the affections in right tune...
Page 17 - Man of science seeks truth as a remote and unknown benefactor; he cherishes and loves it in his solitude: the Poet, singing a song in which all human beings join with him, rejoices in the presence of truth as our visible friend and hourly companion. Poetry is the breath and finer spirit of all knowledge; it is the impassioned expression which is in the countenance of all Science.