...conformed themselves. The invaluable works of our elder writers, I had almost said the works of Shakespear and Milton, are driven into neglect by frantic novels, sickly and stupid German Tragedies, and deluges bf idle and extravagant stories in verse. — When I think upon this degrading thirst after outrageous...

...gratify, the taste of society has become so vitiated and so accustomed to gross stimulants, such as " frantic novels, sickly and stupid German tragedies,...deluges of idle and extravagant stories in verse," as to require the counteraction of some simpler and more primitive food, •which should restore to...

...conformed themselves. The invaluable works of our elder writers, I hid almost said the works of Shikspetre and Milton, are driven into neglect by frantic novels, sickly and stupid German Tragedies, aud deluge* of idle and extravagant stories in verse. — When T think upon this degrading thirst after...

...of their occupations produces a craving for extraordinary incident, which the rapid commniiication of intelligence hourly gratifies. To this tendency...deluges of idle and extravagant stories in verse." We allow to a considerable extent the correctness of this reasoning, but believe it insufficient. We...

...conformed themselves. The invaluable works of our elder writers, I had almost said the works of Shakspeare and Milton, are driven into neglect by frantic novels,...Tragedies, and deluges of idle and extravagant stories in verse.—When I think upon this degrading thirst after outrageous stimulation, I am almost ashamed...

...allow. I grant that (to use Wordsworth's own words) "the invaluable works of our elder writers were driven into neglect by frantic novels, sickly and...deluges of idle and extravagant stories in verse," and I honour the attempt to restore a healthier tone of feeling. Still, I cannot attribute the inevitable...

...allow. I grant that (to use Wordsworth's own words) " the invaluable works of our elder writers were driven into neglect by frantic novels, sickly and...deluges of idle and extravagant stories in verse," and I honour the attempt to restore a healthier tone of feeling. Still, I cannot attribute the inevitable...

...volume of his poems, " of our elder writers, I had almost said of Shakspeare and VOL/XXXI.—No. LXII. 1 Milton, are driven into neglect by frantic novels,...deluges of idle and extravagant stories in verse." Since these words were written, the evil has fearfully increased ; whole libraries of frantic novels...

...sundry popular writers. " The invaluable works of our elder writers, (says Wordsworth,) even Shakspeare and Milton, are driven into neglect by frantic novels,...deluges of idle and extravagant stories in verse." All the poetic works of Pope and Dryden had to be read numerous times ; and the Essay on Man was frequently...

...conformed themselves. The invaluable works of our elder writers, I had almost said the works of Shakspeare and Milton, are driven into neglect by frantic novels,...Tragedies, and deluges of idle and extravagant stories in verse.—When I think upon this degrading thirst after outrageous stimulation, I am almost ashamed...