Biographia Literaria: Or, Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions, Volume 2 |
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... beautiful , now fanciful circum- stances , which form its dresses and its scenery ; or by diverting our attention from the main sub ject by those frequent witty or profound reflec- tions , which the poet's ever active mind has dedu- ced ...
... beautiful , now fanciful circum- stances , which form its dresses and its scenery ; or by diverting our attention from the main sub ject by those frequent witty or profound reflec- tions , which the poet's ever active mind has dedu- ced ...
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... beautiful and permanent forms of nature . " 66 Michael , " 66 Now it is clear to me , that in the most in- teresting of the poems , in which the author is more or less dramatic , as the " Brothers , " Ruth , " the " Mad Mother , " & c ...
... beautiful and permanent forms of nature . " 66 Michael , " 66 Now it is clear to me , that in the most in- teresting of the poems , in which the author is more or less dramatic , as the " Brothers , " Ruth , " the " Mad Mother , " & c ...
Page 65
... beautiful lines and sentences of frequent occurrence in good poems , which would be equally becoming as well as beautiful in good prose ; for neither the one or the other has ever been either denied or doubted by any one . The true ...
... beautiful lines and sentences of frequent occurrence in good poems , which would be equally becoming as well as beautiful in good prose ; for neither the one or the other has ever been either denied or doubted by any one . The true ...
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... beautiful , through savage lands Had roam'd about with vagrant bands Of Indians in the West . The wind , the tempest roaring high , The tumult of a tropic sky , Might well be dangerous food For him , a youth to whom was given So much of ...
... beautiful , through savage lands Had roam'd about with vagrant bands Of Indians in the West . The wind , the tempest roaring high , The tumult of a tropic sky , Might well be dangerous food For him , a youth to whom was given So much of ...
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... beautiful May - day into " Both earth and sky keep jubilee ? " Or have brought all the dif- ferent marks and circumstances of a sea - loch before the mind , as the actions of a living and acting power ? Or have represented the re ...
... beautiful May - day into " Both earth and sky keep jubilee ? " Or have brought all the dif- ferent marks and circumstances of a sea - loch before the mind , as the actions of a living and acting power ? Or have represented the re ...
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