Wordsworth's Preface to Lyrical BalladsRosenkilde and Bagger, 1957 - 204 pages |
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... mind agitated by the spec- tacle of another mind agitated by the maternal passion . If superstition were one of " the great and simple affections , " the poem would , at best , have a divided aim ; but most people would probably regard ...
... mind agitated by the spec- tacle of another mind agitated by the maternal passion . If superstition were one of " the great and simple affections , " the poem would , at best , have a divided aim ; but most people would probably regard ...
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... ( mind intent on walking in dim light ) ; Prel . , XIII , 29 ff . ( mind intent on the mere climbing of Snowdon ) ; episode of the rainbow , Prel . , p . 601 ( mind intent on the storm ) ; St. Paul's ( P. W. , IV , 374 ) and M. Y. , p ...
... ( mind intent on walking in dim light ) ; Prel . , XIII , 29 ff . ( mind intent on the mere climbing of Snowdon ) ; episode of the rainbow , Prel . , p . 601 ( mind intent on the storm ) ; St. Paul's ( P. W. , IV , 374 ) and M. Y. , p ...
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... Mind ... to the external World Is fitted ; and how exquisitely , too ... - The external World is fitted to the Mind ; Prel . , VIII , 756—-8 : " all objects , being Themselves capacious , also found in me Capaciousness and amplitude of mind ...
... Mind ... to the external World Is fitted ; and how exquisitely , too ... - The external World is fitted to the Mind ; Prel . , VIII , 756—-8 : " all objects , being Themselves capacious , also found in me Capaciousness and amplitude of mind ...
Contents
PREFACE | 11 |
The Theory of Metre | 31 |
The Spontaneous Overflow of Powerful Feelings | 40 |
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