Wordsworth's Preface to Lyrical BalladsRosenkilde and Bagger, 1957 - 204 pages |
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... called passionate . The line from Simon Lee , " He dearly loves their voices , " is too short to be significant , and shows no attenuation . Reports by Dorothy Wordsworth which gave rise to such poems as Beggars and Resolution and ...
... called passionate . The line from Simon Lee , " He dearly loves their voices , " is too short to be significant , and shows no attenuation . Reports by Dorothy Wordsworth which gave rise to such poems as Beggars and Resolution and ...
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... called " Uniformitarianism , " whereby " The reason , it is assumed to be evident , is identical in all men ; and the life of reason therefore , it is tacitly or explicitly inferred , must admit of no diversity . Differences in opinion ...
... called " Uniformitarianism , " whereby " The reason , it is assumed to be evident , is identical in all men ; and the life of reason therefore , it is tacitly or explicitly inferred , must admit of no diversity . Differences in opinion ...
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... called POETIC DICTION . ' Perhaps , as I have no right to expect that attentive perusal , without which , confined , as I have been , to the narrow limits of a preface , my meaning cannot be thoroughly understood , I am anxious to give ...
... called POETIC DICTION . ' Perhaps , as I have no right to expect that attentive perusal , without which , confined , as I have been , to the narrow limits of a preface , my meaning cannot be thoroughly understood , I am anxious to give ...
Contents
PREFACE | 11 |
The Theory of Metre | 31 |
The Spontaneous Overflow of Powerful Feelings | 40 |
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