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Page 25
It is true , that of late a great improve ment in this respect is observable in our
most popular writers . But it is equally true , that this recurrence to plain sense ,
and genuine mother English , is far from being general ; and that the composition
of ...
It is true , that of late a great improve ment in this respect is observable in our
most popular writers . But it is equally true , that this recurrence to plain sense ,
and genuine mother English , is far from being general ; and that the composition
of ...
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... of Isis and of Cam ; and who with these should combine the keener init likewise
an advantage in the Italian tongue , in many other respects inferior to our own ,
that the language of poetry is more distinct from that of prose than with us .
... of Isis and of Cam ; and who with these should combine the keener init likewise
an advantage in the Italian tongue , in many other respects inferior to our own ,
that the language of poetry is more distinct from that of prose than with us .
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( I mean , as far as , and in whatever respect , my poetic creed does differ from the
doctrines promulged in this preface . ) I adopt with full faith the principle of
Aristotle , that poetry as poetry is essentially * ideal , that it avoids and excludes
all ...
( I mean , as far as , and in whatever respect , my poetic creed does differ from the
doctrines promulged in this preface . ) I adopt with full faith the principle of
Aristotle , that poetry as poetry is essentially * ideal , that it avoids and excludes
all ...
Page 63
... assigns as the proof of his position , “ that not only the language of a large
portion of every good poem , even of the most elevated character , must
necessarily , except with reference to the metre , in vo respect differ from that of
good prose ...
... assigns as the proof of his position , “ that not only the language of a large
portion of every good poem , even of the most elevated character , must
necessarily , except with reference to the metre , in vo respect differ from that of
good prose ...
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vo respect differ from that of good prose ; but likewise that some of the most
interesting parts of the best poems will be found to be strictly the language of
prose , when prose is well written . The truth of this assertion might be
demonstrated by ...
vo respect differ from that of good prose ; but likewise that some of the most
interesting parts of the best poems will be found to be strictly the language of
prose , when prose is well written . The truth of this assertion might be
demonstrated by ...
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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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