Critical & Historical Essays, Volume 1J.M. Dent & Company, 1900 - 380 pages |
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Page 10
... things unknown , the poet's pen Turns them to shapes , and gives to airy nothing A local habitation and a name . ' These are the fruits of the ' fine frenzy ' which he ascribes to the poet — a fine frenzy doubtless , but still a frenzy ...
... things unknown , the poet's pen Turns them to shapes , and gives to airy nothing A local habitation and a name . ' These are the fruits of the ' fine frenzy ' which he ascribes to the poet — a fine frenzy doubtless , but still a frenzy ...
Page 18
... things in their own nature inconsistent he has failed , as every one else must have failed . We cannot identify ourselves with the characters , as in a good play . We cannot identify ourselves with the poet , as in a good ode . The ...
... things in their own nature inconsistent he has failed , as every one else must have failed . We cannot identify ourselves with the characters , as in a good play . We cannot identify ourselves with the poet , as in a good ode . The ...
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... the word ; but we have no image of the thing ; and the business of poetry is with images , and not with words . The poet uses words indeed ; but they are merely the instruments ABSTRACTIONS AND IMAGES 25 of his art , not its 24 MILTON.
... the word ; but we have no image of the thing ; and the business of poetry is with images , and not with words . The poet uses words indeed ; but they are merely the instruments ABSTRACTIONS AND IMAGES 25 of his art , not its 24 MILTON.
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... thing unsound , these flesh - flies detect it with an unerring instinct , and dart upon it with a ravenous delight . If some good end has been attained in spite of them , they feel , with their prototype , that ' Their labour must be to ...
... thing unsound , these flesh - flies detect it with an unerring instinct , and dart upon it with a ravenous delight . If some good end has been attained in spite of them , they feel , with their prototype , that ' Their labour must be to ...
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... things do not justify resistance , the Revolution was treason ; if they do , the Great Rebellion was laudable . But it is said , why not adopt milder measures ? Why , after the King had consented to so many reforms , and renounced so ...
... things do not justify resistance , the Revolution was treason ; if they do , the Great Rebellion was laudable . But it is said , why not adopt milder measures ? Why , after the King had consented to so many reforms , and renounced so ...
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