Biographia Literaria: Or, Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions, Volume 2 |
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A poem is that species of composition , which . is opposed to works of science ,
by proposing for its immediate object pleasure , not truth ; and from all other
species ( having this object in common with it ) it is discriminated by proposing to
itself ...
A poem is that species of composition , which . is opposed to works of science ,
by proposing for its immediate object pleasure , not truth ; and from all other
species ( having this object in common with it ) it is discriminated by proposing to
itself ...
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Abstracted from the degrees and peculiarities of individual genius , the properties
common to the good writers of each period seem to establish one striking point of
difference between the poetry of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries , and that ...
Abstracted from the degrees and peculiarities of individual genius , the properties
common to the good writers of each period seem to establish one striking point of
difference between the poetry of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries , and that ...
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... contrary , our elder bards both of Italy and England produced a far greater , as
well as more charming variety by countless modifications , and subtle balances of
sound in the common metres of their country 28.
... contrary , our elder bards both of Italy and England produced a far greater , as
well as more charming variety by countless modifications , and subtle balances of
sound in the common metres of their country 28.
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balances of sound in the common metres of their country . A lasting and enviable
reputation awaits that man of genius , who should attempt and realize a union .
Who should recall the high finish ; the appropriateness ; the facility ; the delicate ...
balances of sound in the common metres of their country . A lasting and enviable
reputation awaits that man of genius , who should attempt and realize a union .
Who should recall the high finish ; the appropriateness ; the facility ; the delicate ...
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... the common acceptation of those words ; and it is not less clear , that the
sentiments and language , as far as they can be conceived to have been really
transferred from the minds and conversation of such persons , are attributable to
causes ...
... the common acceptation of those words ; and it is not less clear , that the
sentiments and language , as far as they can be conceived to have been really
transferred from the minds and conversation of such persons , are attributable to
causes ...
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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 | R. Fenner, 1817 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 13 Jan 2006 |
| Length | 309 pages |
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