 | William Wordsworth - 1845 - 688 Seiten
...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 truth of this assertion might be demonstrated hy innumerable passages from almost all the poetical writings, even of Milton himself. To illustrate... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1845 - 582 Seiten
...from that of good prose ; but likewise that sume of the most interesting parts of the best poems will be strictly the language of prose, when prose is well...be demonstrated by innumerable passages from almost oJJ the poetical writings even of Milton himself." lie then quotes Cray's sonnet — " In vain to mo... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1845 - 660 Seiten
...of the most elevated charaeter, must necessarily, except with reference to the metre, in no respeet differ from that of good prose, but likewise that...interesting parts of the best poems will be found to be strietly the language of prose when prose is well written. The truth of this assertion might be demonstrated... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Henry Nelson Coleridge - 1847 - 380 Seiten
...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...might be demonstrated by innumerable passages from ,t almost all the poetical writings, even of Milton himself." He then quotes Gray's sonnet — ' '... | |
 | 1847 - 556 Seiten
...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 langTing-e of prose, when prose is well written." And again, — "I do not doubt that it may safely... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1849 - 668 Seiten
...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...well written. The truth of this assertion might be UtujonsLrxLt-J 1 . innumerable passage« from almost all the poetical writings, even of Milton himself.... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1849 - 578 Seiten
...most elevated character, must necessarily, except with reference to the metre, in no respect diflèr from that of good prose; but likewise that some of...the most interesting parts of the best poems will be strictly the language of proae, when prose is well written. The truth of this assertion might be demonstrated... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1853 - 622 Seiten
...necessarily, except with reference to the metre, in no respect differ from that of good prose; hut d w strictly the language of prose, when prose is well written. The truth of this assertion might be demonstrated... | |
 | Charles Augustus Ward - 1855 - 208 Seiten
...poetry is present. Taking this view of the matter, the most interesting parts of the best poems will not be found to be " strictly the language of prose, when prose is well written," but on the contrary, the interesting passages of what is called prose, are poetry. Prose addresses... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1857 - 472 Seiten
...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... | |
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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,... 
