Wordsworth's Preface to Lyrical BalladsRosenkilde and Bagger, 1957 - 204 pages |
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Page 36
... particular sorts of metre . Particular sorts of metre may , it appears , achieve particular effects by association . The poet who deals with a " cheerful " passion and whose language is " incommensurate " with that passion will , if he ...
... particular sorts of metre . Particular sorts of metre may , it appears , achieve particular effects by association . The poet who deals with a " cheerful " passion and whose language is " incommensurate " with that passion will , if he ...
Page 43
... particular occasion , the connection does indeed exist , 11 and that consequently his feelings , if on any particular occasion they are powerful , are a suitable basis for an important poem . Thus far of the poet . The reader is ...
... particular occasion , the connection does indeed exist , 11 and that consequently his feelings , if on any particular occasion they are powerful , are a suitable basis for an important poem . Thus far of the poet . The reader is ...
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... particular passion to particular ( authentic and adequate ) utterance . These ideas are emphasised by the adverbs naturally and necessarily ; they are repeated later . Thus at 293-4 : " should the Poet interweave any foreign splendour ...
... particular passion to particular ( authentic and adequate ) utterance . These ideas are emphasised by the adverbs naturally and necessarily ; they are repeated later . Thus at 293-4 : " should the Poet interweave any foreign splendour ...
Contents
PREFACE | 11 |
The Theory of Metre | 31 |
The Spontaneous Overflow of Powerful Feelings | 40 |
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