Wordsworth's Preface to Lyrical BalladsRosenkilde and Bagger, 1957 - 204 pages |
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Page 59
... possible identity of the language of poetry with the language of prose , as to Wordsworth's concern lest a justification should be found for " artificial distinctions " of style between the language of poetry and not prose ( 276 ) , but ...
... possible identity of the language of poetry with the language of prose , as to Wordsworth's concern lest a justification should be found for " artificial distinctions " of style between the language of poetry and not prose ( 276 ) , but ...
Page 120
... possible , a selection of the language really spoken by men ; that 280 this selection , wherever it is made with true taste and feeling , will of itself form a distinction far greater than would at first be imagined , and will entirely ...
... possible , a selection of the language really spoken by men ; that 280 this selection , wherever it is made with true taste and feeling , will of itself form a distinction far greater than would at first be imagined , and will entirely ...
Page 162
... possible , and grew on from the same principles inde- finitely , so as to correspond to every advancement in the knowledge of things , this language might be termed a philosophical one . " So Priestley , Language , p . 8 : " one of the ...
... possible , and grew on from the same principles inde- finitely , so as to correspond to every advancement in the knowledge of things , this language might be termed a philosophical one . " So Priestley , Language , p . 8 : " one of the ...
Contents
PREFACE | 11 |
The Theory of Metre | 31 |
The Spontaneous Overflow of Powerful Feelings | 40 |
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