Wordsworth's Preface to Lyrical BalladsRosenkilde and Bagger, 1957 - 204 pages |
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... important . This seems to be the exercise of " Reflection , which makes the Poet acquainted with the value of actions , images , thoughts , and feelings ; and assists the sensibility in per- ceiving their connection with each other ...
... important . This seems to be the exercise of " Reflection , which makes the Poet acquainted with the value of actions , images , thoughts , and feelings ; and assists the sensibility in per- ceiving their connection with each other ...
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... 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 feelings and important ...
... 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 feelings and important ...
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... important one ; and indeed it has obvious affinities with the workings of the Imagination which he describes in the Preface of 1815.15 But we may be permitted to doubt whether every operation of an " important " faculty is in itself ...
... important one ; and indeed it has obvious affinities with the workings of the Imagination which he describes in the Preface of 1815.15 But we may be permitted to doubt whether every operation of an " important " faculty is in itself ...
Contents
PREFACE | 11 |
The Theory of Metre | 31 |
The Spontaneous Overflow of Powerful Feelings | 40 |
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