| William Wordsworth - 1800 - 272 pagine
...general perusal. It wds published, as an experiment which, I hoped, might be of some use to ascertain, how far, by fitting to metrical arrangement a selection...imparted, which a Poet may rationally endeavour to impart. I had formed no very inaccurate estimate of th« probable effett of those Poems : I flattered my self... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1802 - 280 pagine
....perusal. . It was published, as an experiment, which, I hoped, might be of some use to ascertain, how far, by fitting to metrical arrangement a selection...imparted, which a Poet may rationally endeavour to impart. . . ' I had formed no very inaccurate estimate of the •probable effect of those Poems : I flattered... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1802 - 282 pagine
...general perusal. It was published, as an experiment, which, I hoped, might be of some use to ascertain, how • far,. by fitting to metrical arrangement a...imparted, which a Poet may rationally endeavour to impart. I had formed no very inaccurate estimate of the probable effect of those Poems : I flattered myself... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1802 - 356 pagine
...general perusal. It was published as anexperiment which, I hoped, might be of some use to ascertain, how far, by fitting to Metrical arrangement a selection...imparted, which a Poet may rationally endeavour to impart. I had formed no very inaccurate estimate of the probable effect of those Poems: I flattered myself,... | |
| William Wordsworth, Dorothy Wordsworth - 1815 - 416 pagine
...general perusal. It was published, as an experiment, which, I hoped, might be of some use to ascertain, how far, by fitting to metrical arrangement a selection...imparted, which a Poet may rationally endeavour to impart. I had formed no very inaccurate estimate of the probable effect of those Poems : I flattered myself... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1815 - 416 pagine
...general perusal. It was published, as an experiment, which, I hoped, might be of some use to ascertain, how far, by fitting to metrical arrangement a selection...imparted,, which a Poet may rationally endeavour to impart. I had formed no very inaccurate estimate of the probable effect of those Poems : I flattered myself... | |
| Tobias Smollett - 1816 - 674 pagine
...bombastic lines as the very quintessence of excellencecould not at first relish productions composed of the real language of men in a state of vivid sensation, which is the very foundation of the system of Mr. Wordsworth : they who had been used to hear the most... | |
| 1829 - 1008 pagine
...by quotations from his own works. First, he has not adhered to the best parts of his theory. That " a selection of the real language of men, in a state of vivid sensation," may produce a most happy effect, when transferred to the poet s page, I havi before proved by a reference... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1827 - 418 pagine
...general perusal. It was published, as an experiment, which, I hoped, might be of some use to ascertain, how far, by fitting to metrical arrangement a selection...imparted, which a Poet may rationally endeavour to impart. I had fonned no very inaccurate estimate of the probable effect of those Poems: I flattered myself... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1828 - 372 pagine
...published, as .in experiment, ( which, I hoped, might be of some use to ascertain, how far. by filling to metrical arrangement a selection of the real language of men in a state of vivid sensation, ttut sort of pleasure and that quantity of pleasure may I* imparted, which a Poet may rationally endeavour... | |
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