 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1858 - 770 páginas
...poem, even of the most elevated character, must necessarily, except with reference to the metro, in no respect differ from that of good prose, but likewise...innumerable passages from almost all the poetical writings, sven of Milton himself." He then quotes Gray's sonnet — " In vain to me the smiling mornings shine,... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1859 - 384 páginas
...must necessarily, except with reference to the metre, in no respect differ -from that of goodj)rose, but likewise that some of the most interesting parts...all the poetical writings, even of Milton himself. To illustrate the subject in a general manner, I will here adduce a short composition of Gray, who... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1859 - 386 páginas
...character, must necessarily, except with reference to the metre, in no respect differ from that of gopd prose, b"ut likewise that some of the most interesting...well written. \ The truth of this assertion might be demonstrate!?"^ by innumerable passages from almost all the poetical writings, even of Mjlioajumself.... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1869 - 752 páginas
...poem, even of the most elevated character, must necessarily, except with reference to the metre, in no respect differ from that of good prose, but likewise that some of the most interesting parts of thYoest poems wul be found_to_be strictly the language of prose when prose is. jie.ll written. The... | |
 | William [poetical works] Wordsworth - 1870 - 474 páginas
...poem, even of the most elevated character, must necessarily, except with reference to the metre, in no respect differ from that of good prose, but likewise...all the poetical writings, even of Milton himself. To illustrate the subject in a general manner, I will here adduce a short composition of Gray, who... | |
 | 1871 - 606 páginas
...poem, even of the most elevated character, must necessarily, except with reference to the metre, in no respect differ from that of good prose, but likewise...the language of prose when prose is well written.' (Wordsworth, Preface to the ' Lyrical Ballads.') The obvious inference is that the best poems are those... | |
 | 1871 - 612 páginas
...poem, even of the most elevated character, must necessarily, except with reference to the metre, in no respect differ from that of good prose, but likewise...of the best poems will be found to be strictly the langnage of prose when prose is well written.' ( Wordsworth, Preface to the ' Lyrical Ballads.') The... | |
 | William [poetical works] Wordsworth - 1871 - 642 páginas
...good prose, hut likewise that some of the most interesting parts of the hest poems will he found to he strictly the language of prose when prose is well written. The truth of this assertion might he demonstrated hy in. numherahle passages from almost all the poetical writings, even of Milton himself.... | |
 | William [poetical works] Wordsworth - 1872 - 584 páginas
...poem, even of the most elevated character, must necessarily, except with reference to the metre, in no respect differ from that of good prose, but likewise...all the poetical writings, even of Milton himself. I have not space for much quotation ; but, to illustrate the subject in a general manner, I will here... | |
 | 1872 - 830 páginas
...poem, even of the most elevated character, must necessarily, except with reference to the metre, in no respect differ from that of good prose, but likewise...the language of prose when prose is well written." ( Wordsworth, Preface to the "Lyrical Ballads.") The obvious inference is that the best poems are those... | |
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And it would be a most easy task to prove to him, that not only the language of a large portion of every good poem, even of the most elevated character, must necessarily, except with reference to the metre, in no respect differ from that of good prose,... 
