Lectures on the English Poets, and the English Comic WritersBell, 1869 - 232 páginas |
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... appear such as it is . For knowledge is conscious power ; and the mind ~ is no longer in this case the dupe , though it may be the victim , of vice or folly . Poetry is in all its shapes the language of the imagina- tion and the ...
... appear such as it is . For knowledge is conscious power ; and the mind ~ is no longer in this case the dupe , though it may be the victim , of vice or folly . Poetry is in all its shapes the language of the imagina- tion and the ...
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... appear sufficient to them- selves . By their beauty they are raised above the frailties of passion or suffering . By their beauty they are deified . But they are not objects of religious faith to us 14 On Poetry in General .
... appear sufficient to them- selves . By their beauty they are raised above the frailties of passion or suffering . By their beauty they are deified . But they are not objects of religious faith to us 14 On Poetry in General .
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... appear contrary to the etiquette of modern literature , when the whole stock of poetical common - places has become public property , and no one is compelled to trade upon any particular author . But it is not so much a subject of ...
... appear contrary to the etiquette of modern literature , when the whole stock of poetical common - places has become public property , and no one is compelled to trade upon any particular author . But it is not so much a subject of ...
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... appear at any time to have been the dis- tinguishing virtue of poets . There is , however , an obvious similarity between the practical turn of Chaucer's mind and restless impatience of his character , and the tone of his writings . Yet ...
... appear at any time to have been the dis- tinguishing virtue of poets . There is , however , an obvious similarity between the practical turn of Chaucer's mind and restless impatience of his character , and the tone of his writings . Yet ...
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... appear like the recollection of an actual scene : " Which as me thought was right a pleasant sight , And eke the briddes song for to here , Would haue rejoiced any earthly wight , And I that couth not yet in no manere Heare the ...
... appear like the recollection of an actual scene : " Which as me thought was right a pleasant sight , And eke the briddes song for to here , Would haue rejoiced any earthly wight , And I that couth not yet in no manere Heare the ...
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