Wordsworth's Preface to Lyrical BalladsRosenkilde and Bagger, 1957 - 204 pages |
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... follow , again , that to escape the impermanence which change of poetic fashion appears to confer , the poet may either devise a language which is permanently " poetical , " or he may devise one which is never " poetical " and thus not ...
... follow , again , that to escape the impermanence which change of poetic fashion appears to confer , the poet may either devise a language which is permanently " poetical , " or he may devise one which is never " poetical " and thus not ...
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... follow them ) or with the " beautiful and permanent forms of nature . " The notion that those who follow " rural occupations " are necessarily more " natural , " are purer types of humanity , than are city - dwellers , is common and ...
... follow them ) or with the " beautiful and permanent forms of nature . " The notion that those who follow " rural occupations " are necessarily more " natural , " are purer types of humanity , than are city - dwellers , is common and ...
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... follow wheresoever he can find an atmos- phere of sensation in which to move his wings . Poetry is the first and last of all knowledge it is as immortal as the heart of man . If the labours of Men of science should ever create any ...
... follow wheresoever he can find an atmos- phere of sensation in which to move his wings . Poetry is the first and last of all knowledge it is as immortal as the heart of man . If the labours of Men of science should ever create any ...
Contents
PREFACE | 11 |
The Theory of Metre | 31 |
The Spontaneous Overflow of Powerful Feelings | 40 |
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