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... concerning the true nature of poetic diction : and at the same time to define with the utmost impartiality the real poetic character of the poet , by whose writings this controversy was first kindled , and has been since fuelled and ...
... concerning the true nature of poetic diction : and at the same time to define with the utmost impartiality the real poetic character of the poet , by whose writings this controversy was first kindled , and has been since fuelled and ...
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... concerning Darwin's BOTANIC GARDEN , which , for some years , was greatly extolled , not only by the reading public in general , but even by those , whose genius and natural robustness of understanding ena- bled them afterwards to 18.
... concerning Darwin's BOTANIC GARDEN , which , for some years , was greatly extolled , not only by the reading public in general , but even by those , whose genius and natural robustness of understanding ena- bled them afterwards to 18.
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... concerning the reception of its products as characteristic of genius . might correct the moral feelings of a numerous class of readers , to suppose a Review set on foot , the object of which was to criticise all the chief works ...
... concerning the reception of its products as characteristic of genius . might correct the moral feelings of a numerous class of readers , to suppose a Review set on foot , the object of which was to criticise all the chief works ...
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... concerning the persons alluded to , the writer annexes the names of Miss BAILIE , W. SOUTHEY , WORDSWORTH and COLERIDGE . For that which follows , I have only ear - say evidence ; but yet such as demands my belief ; viz . that on being ...
... concerning the persons alluded to , the writer annexes the names of Miss BAILIE , W. SOUTHEY , WORDSWORTH and COLERIDGE . For that which follows , I have only ear - say evidence ; but yet such as demands my belief ; viz . that on being ...
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... successful professors . But I shall probably have occasion hereafter to deliver my convictions more at large concerning this state of things , and its influences on taste , genius and morality . 66 In the " Thalaba " the " Madoc " GO.
... successful professors . But I shall probably have occasion hereafter to deliver my convictions more at large concerning this state of things , and its influences on taste , genius and morality . 66 In the " Thalaba " the " Madoc " GO.
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admiration appear Aristotle beauty BIOGRAPHIA LITERARIA blank verse cause character commencement common compositions consciousness criticism DANE defects diction distinct effect English equally excellence excitement existence express faculty fancy feelings former French genius German German language greater Greek ground heart honor human idea images imagination imitation instance intellectual intelligence interest jacobinism judgement Klopstock knowledge language latter least less lines literary Lyrical Ballads meaning ment merit metre Milton mind mode moral nature never notions object once original passage passion perhaps person philosopher Pindar Plato pleasure Plotinus poem poet poetic poetry possible present principles prose racter Ratzeburg reader reason rhyme S. T. COLERIDGE scarcely sense sonnet soul Southey Spinoza spirit stanzas style supposed Synesius taste thing thou thought tion translation true truth Venus and Adonis verse whole words Wordsworth writer