Biographia Literaria: Or, Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions, Volume 2 |
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... thought suggested itself (to which of us I do not recollect) that a series of poems might be composed of two sorts. In the one, the incidents and agents were to be, in part at least, supernatu- Aa ral ; and the excellence aimed at was ...
... thought suggested itself (to which of us I do not recollect) that a series of poems might be composed of two sorts. In the one, the incidents and agents were to be, in part at least, supernatu- Aa ral ; and the excellence aimed at was ...
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... thought ; had they indeed contained nothing more than what is found in the parodies and pretended imitations of them ; they must have sunk at once, a dead weight, into the slough of oblivion, and have dragged the preface along with them ...
... thought ; had they indeed contained nothing more than what is found in the parodies and pretended imitations of them ; they must have sunk at once, a dead weight, into the slough of oblivion, and have dragged the preface along with them ...
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... thought suggested itself ( to which of us I do not recol- lect ) that a series of poems might be composed of two sorts . In the one , the incidents and agents were to be , in part at least , supernatu- A a ral ; and the excellence aimed ...
... thought suggested itself ( to which of us I do not recol- lect ) that a series of poems might be composed of two sorts . In the one , the incidents and agents were to be , in part at least , supernatu- A a ral ; and the excellence aimed ...
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... thought ; had they indeed contained nothing more than what is found in the paro- dies and pretended imitations of them ; they must have sunk at once , a dead weight , into the slough of oblivion , and have dragged the preface along with ...
... thought ; had they indeed contained nothing more than what is found in the paro- dies and pretended imitations of them ; they must have sunk at once , a dead weight , into the slough of oblivion , and have dragged the preface along with ...
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... thoughts , and emotions of the poet's own mind . The poet , described in ideal perfection , brings the whole soul of man into activity , with the subordination of its faculties to each other , according to their relative worth and ...
... thoughts , and emotions of the poet's own mind . The poet , described in ideal perfection , brings the whole soul of man into activity , with the subordination of its faculties to each other , according to their relative worth and ...
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