Biographia Literaria: Or, Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions, Volume 2 |
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... language . In Shakspeare's poems , the creative power , and the intellectual energy wrestle as in a war embrace . Each in its ex- cess of strength seems to threaten the extinc- tion of the other . At length , in the DRAMA they were ...
... language . In Shakspeare's poems , the creative power , and the intellectual energy wrestle as in a war embrace . Each in its ex- cess of strength seems to threaten the extinc- tion of the other . At length , in the DRAMA they were ...
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... language . What then shall we say ? even this ; that Shakspeare , no mere child of nature ; no automaton of genius ; no passive vehicle of inspiration possessed by the spirit , not possess- ing it ; first studied patiently , meditated ...
... language . What then shall we say ? even this ; that Shakspeare , no mere child of nature ; no automaton of genius ; no passive vehicle of inspiration possessed by the spirit , not possess- ing it ; first studied patiently , meditated ...
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... language itself , not from meditation and an intelligent purpose . And the language from " Pope's translation of Homer , " to " Darwin's Temple of Nature , " may , not- withstanding some illustrious exceptions , be too faithfully ...
... language itself , not from meditation and an intelligent purpose . And the language from " Pope's translation of Homer , " to " Darwin's Temple of Nature , " may , not- withstanding some illustrious exceptions , be too faithfully ...
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... language is the armoury of the human mind ; and at once contains the trophies of its past , and the weapons of its future con- quests . " Animadverte , quam sit ab impro- prietate verborum pronum hominibus prolabi in errores circa res ...
... language is the armoury of the human mind ; and at once contains the trophies of its past , and the weapons of its future con- quests . " Animadverte , quam sit ab impro- prietate verborum pronum hominibus prolabi in errores circa res ...
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... language of poetry is more distinct from that of prose than with us . From the earlier appearance and established primacy of the Tuscan poets , concurring with the number of independent states , and the diversity of written dialects ...
... language of poetry is more distinct from that of prose than with us . From the earlier appearance and established primacy of the Tuscan poets , concurring with the number of independent states , and the diversity of written dialects ...
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