Wordsworth's Preface to Lyrical BalladsRosenkilde and Bagger, 1957 - 204 pages |
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... connected with important subjects , " the intended emphasis may lie on ( i ) feelings ( rather than thoughts ) , or ... connected with the unimportant is not described . The 1800 reading of 134-5 , " feelings connected with important ...
... connected with important subjects , " the intended emphasis may lie on ( i ) feelings ( rather than thoughts ) , or ... connected with the unimportant is not described . The 1800 reading of 134-5 , " feelings connected with important ...
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... connected with important subjects . Moreover , the repeated recognition of this connection between such feelings and such subjects gives the poet such confidence in the inevitable , or usual , 10 connection be- tween his powerful ...
... connected with important subjects . Moreover , the repeated recognition of this connection between such feelings and such subjects gives the poet such confidence in the inevitable , or usual , 10 connection be- tween his powerful ...
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... connected with important subjects " ( 134-5 ) ; Mr. Spender's " faith " in the " significance " of his vision seems analogous to Wordsworth's conviction that the powerful feelings which overflow as poetry are connected , however ...
... connected with important subjects " ( 134-5 ) ; Mr. Spender's " faith " in the " significance " of his vision seems analogous to Wordsworth's conviction that the powerful feelings which overflow as poetry are connected , however ...
Contents
PREFACE | 11 |
The Theory of Metre | 31 |
The Spontaneous Overflow of Powerful Feelings | 40 |
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