Biographia Literaria; Or, Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions, Volume 1First edition of this autobiography in discourse. |
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Page 63
... principles , and with far other motives ; till in the place of arbitrary dictation and petulant sneers , the reviewers support their decisions by reference to fixed canons of criticism , previ- ously established and deduced from the ...
... principles , and with far other motives ; till in the place of arbitrary dictation and petulant sneers , the reviewers support their decisions by reference to fixed canons of criticism , previ- ously established and deduced from the ...
Page 67
... principles de- nounced ; as publicly do I therefore , who have known him intimately , deem it my duty to leave recorded , that it is SOUTHEY's almost unexam- pled felicity , to possess the best gifts of talent and genius free from all ...
... principles de- nounced ; as publicly do I therefore , who have known him intimately , deem it my duty to leave recorded , that it is SOUTHEY's almost unexam- pled felicity , to possess the best gifts of talent and genius free from all ...
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... principles , for they had never been contaminated ; but in awakening the sense of the duty and dignity of making my actions accord with those principles , both in word and deed . The irregularities only not univer- sal among the young ...
... principles , for they had never been contaminated ; but in awakening the sense of the duty and dignity of making my actions accord with those principles , both in word and deed . The irregularities only not univer- sal among the young ...
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... principle , is the only way to imitate without loss of originality . It has been already hinted , that metaphysics and psychology have long been my hobby - horse . But to have a hobby - horse , and to be vain of it , are so commonly ...
... principle , is the only way to imitate without loss of originality . It has been already hinted , that metaphysics and psychology have long been my hobby - horse . But to have a hobby - horse , and to be vain of it , are so commonly ...
Page 91
... principle , and then from the kind to deduce the degree . My friend has drawn a masterly sketch of the branches with their poetic fruitage . I wish to add the trunk , ' and even the roots as far as they lift themselves above ground ...
... principle , and then from the kind to deduce the degree . My friend has drawn a masterly sketch of the branches with their poetic fruitage . I wish to add the trunk , ' and even the roots as far as they lift themselves above ground ...
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Biographia Literaria; Or, Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions No preview available - 2020 |
Biographia Literaria Or Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions Samuel Taylor Coleridge No preview available - 2019 |
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