 | 1866 - 744 pages
...modern verse, constructed on the much abused theory of Wordsworth, that the ends of poetry are answered by " fitting to metrical arrangement a selection of...real language of men in a state of vivid sensation." Surely it is not so preposterous, as is often alleged, to claim that our bards surpass their fathers... | |
 | William [poetical works] Wordsworth - 1871 - 642 pages
...It was puhlished, as an experiment, which, I hoped, might he of some use to ascertain, how far, hy fitting to metrical arrangement a selection of the...language of men in a state of vivid sensation, that surt of pleasure and that quantity of pleasure may he imparted, which a Poet may rationally endeavour... | |
 | William Wordsworth - Superexlibris - 1871 - 630 pages
...transferred to the end of the Volumes as having little of a social application lu their contents.] THE first Volume of these Poems has already been submitted to general perusnl. It was published, as an experiment, which, I hoped, might be of some use to ascertain, how... | |
 | William [poetical works] Wordsworth - 1872 - 584 pages
...BALLADS." SEVERAL of these poems have already been submitted to general perusal. They were Eublished, as an experiment, which, I hoped, might be of some use to ascertam, how ir, by fitting to metrical arrangement a selection of the real language of men in a state... | |
 | John Bascom - English literature - 1893 - 458 pages
...predominant. He described "his object as being to ascertain how far the purposes of poetry might be fulfilled by fitting to metrical arrangement a selection of...real language of men, in a state of vivid sensation." Herein he failed to do full honor to the appreciation, the interpretation, that always abide with the... | |
 | William Wordsworth - English literature - 1876 - 366 pages
...division see Preface in Vol. IG (a) OF THE PRINCIPLES OF POETRY AND THE 'LYRICAL BALLADS' (1798-1802). THE first Volume of these Poems has already been submitted...arrangement a selection of the real language of men. in^a state of vivid -sensation, that sort of pleasure and that quantity of pleasure may be imparted,... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1876 - 364 pages
...division see Preface in Vol. IG (a) OF THE PRINCIPLES OF POETRY AND THE ' LYRICAL BALLADS' (1798-1802). THE first Volume of these Poems has already been submitted...by fitting to metrical arrangement a selection of thgreal language of men iv in a state of vivid Honag^ion. that sort of pleasure and that quantity of... | |
 | Great Britain - 1878 - 860 pages
...lower classes of society " (Preface, 1798), or, as he puts it differently two years later, how far " a selection of the real language of men in a state of vivid sensation " (Preface, 1800), is adapted to the purposes of poetic pleasure; secondly (a motive first indicated... | |
 | William [poetical works] Wordsworth - 1880 - 618 pages
...transferred to the end of the Volumes as having little of a special application to their contents.] THE first Volume of these Poems has already been submitted...hoped, might be of some use to ascertain, how far, by fittmg :o metrical arrangement a selection of the real language of men in a state of vivid sensation,... | |
 | William [poetical works] Wordsworth - 1880 - 676 pages
..."LYRICAL BALLADS." SEVERAL of these poems have already been submitted to general perusal, They were published, as an experiment, which, I hoped, might be of some use to ascertam, how far, by fitting to metrical arrangement a selection of the real language of men in a... | |
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I hoped, might be of some use to ascertain, how far, by fitting to metrical arrangement a selection of the real language of men in a state of vivid sensation... 
