Lectures on the English PoetsJ. Templeman, 1841 - 407 páginas |
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... appear such as it is . For knowledge is con- scious 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 imagination and the ...
... appear such as it is . For knowledge is con- scious 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 imagination and the ...
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... appear sufficient to themselves . 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 , and their forms are a reproach to com ...
... appear sufficient to themselves . 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 , and their forms are a reproach to com ...
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... of their predecessors , frequently transcribing whole passages , without scruple or acknowledgement , may appear contrary to the etiquette of modern literature , when the whole stock LECTURE II ON CHAUCER AND SPENSER.
... of their predecessors , frequently transcribing whole passages , without scruple or acknowledgement , may appear contrary to the etiquette of modern literature , when the whole stock LECTURE II ON CHAUCER AND SPENSER.
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... appear , at any time , to have been the dis- tinguishing virtue of poets . - There is , how- ever , an obvious similarity between the prac- tical turn of Chaucer's mind and restless im- patience of his character , and the tone of his ...
... appear , at any time , to have been the dis- tinguishing virtue of poets . - There is , how- ever , an obvious similarity between the prac- tical turn of Chaucer's mind and restless im- patience of his character , and the tone of his ...
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... appear . Unseemly man to please fair lady's eye : Yet he of ladies oft was loved dear , When fairer faces were bid standen by : O ! who does know the bent of woman's fantasy ? In a green gown he clothed was full fair , Which underneath ...
... appear . Unseemly man to please fair lady's eye : Yet he of ladies oft was loved dear , When fairer faces were bid standen by : O ! who does know the bent of woman's fantasy ? In a green gown he clothed was full fair , Which underneath ...
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