Biographia Literaria: Or, Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions, Volume 2 |
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Page 126
... single lines and even of long paragraphs , which he himself acknow- ledges to possess eminent and original beauty ? What if he himself has owned , that beauties as great are scattered in abundance throughout the whole book ? And yet ...
... single lines and even of long paragraphs , which he himself acknow- ledges to possess eminent and original beauty ? What if he himself has owned , that beauties as great are scattered in abundance throughout the whole book ? And yet ...
Page 146
... , for the formation of a pure and poetic language ; in situations which ensure familiarity with the grandest objects of the ima- gination ; but one BURNS , among the shepherds of Scotland , and not a single poet of humble life 146.
... , for the formation of a pure and poetic language ; in situations which ensure familiarity with the grandest objects of the ima- gination ; but one BURNS , among the shepherds of Scotland , and not a single poet of humble life 146.
Page 147
... single poet of humble life among those of English lakes and mountains ; I conclude , that POETIC GENIUS is not only a very delicate but a very rare plant . But be this as it may , the feelings with which , " I think of CHATTERTON , the ...
... single poet of humble life among those of English lakes and mountains ; I conclude , that POETIC GENIUS is not only a very delicate but a very rare plant . But be this as it may , the feelings with which , " I think of CHATTERTON , the ...
Page 168
... single lines and paragraphs : the frequent curiosa feli- citas of his diction , of which I need not here give specimens , having anticipated them in a preceding page . This beauty , and as eminently characteristic of Wordsworth's poetry ...
... single lines and paragraphs : the frequent curiosa feli- citas of his diction , of which I need not here give specimens , having anticipated them in a preceding page . This beauty , and as eminently characteristic of Wordsworth's poetry ...
Page 198
... single solitary wild duck , It is not easy to conceive , how interesting a thing it looked in that round objectless desert of waters . I had associated such a feeling of im- mensity with the ocean , that I felt exceedingly disappointed ...
... single solitary wild duck , It is not easy to conceive , how interesting a thing it looked in that round objectless desert of waters . I had associated such a feeling of im- mensity with the ocean , that I felt exceedingly disappointed ...
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