Wordsworth's Preface to Lyrical BalladsRosenkilde and Bagger, 1957 - 204 pages |
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... prose . " No earlier passage ( except 186 , belonging to the text of 1802 ) has hinted that " the language of prose " is relevant to the discussion ; on the contrary , no standard except " the real language of men " has been proposed ...
... prose . " No earlier passage ( except 186 , belonging to the text of 1802 ) has hinted that " the language of prose " is relevant to the discussion ; on the contrary , no standard except " the real language of men " has been proposed ...
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... prose , " in so far as it con- tains no “ artificial diction ” ; but the poet's excitement drives him to use metaphor which is neither conventionally poetic nor , probably , wholly suitable for prose . The Monthly Magazine's Philo ...
... prose , " in so far as it con- tains no “ artificial diction ” ; but the poet's excitement drives him to use metaphor which is neither conventionally poetic nor , probably , wholly suitable for prose . The Monthly Magazine's Philo ...
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... prose " ; but the effect differs from that of the account of Maggiore . The difference lies in the fact recorded : the matter is not , in this case , " contemptible . " The fact is significant and eloquent ; it says more than itself ...
... prose " ; but the effect differs from that of the account of Maggiore . The difference lies in the fact recorded : the matter is not , in this case , " contemptible . " The fact is significant and eloquent ; it says more than itself ...
Contents
PREFACE | 11 |
The Theory of Metre | 31 |
The Spontaneous Overflow of Powerful Feelings | 40 |
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