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But in writing verse , he is trying to . subject the Muse to transcendental theories :
in his abstract reasoning , he misses his way by strewing it with flowers . All that
he has done of moment , he had done twenty years ago : since then , he may be
...
But in writing verse , he is trying to . subject the Muse to transcendental theories :
in his abstract reasoning , he misses his way by strewing it with flowers . All that
he has done of moment , he had done twenty years ago : since then , he may be
...
Сторінка 74
Let whatever other objections be made to it , it is unquestionably a work of genius
of wild , irregular , overwhelming imagination , and has that rich , varied
movement in the verse , which gives a distant idea of the lofty or changeful tones
of Mr ...
Let whatever other objections be made to it , it is unquestionably a work of genius
of wild , irregular , overwhelming imagination , and has that rich , varied
movement in the verse , which gives a distant idea of the lofty or changeful tones
of Mr ...
Сторінка 133
It is not every man that can write six quarto volumes in verse , that are caught up
with avidity , even by fastidious judges . But what a difference between their
popularity and that of the Scotch Novels ! It is true , the public read and admired
the ...
It is not every man that can write six quarto volumes in verse , that are caught up
with avidity , even by fastidious judges . But what a difference between their
popularity and that of the Scotch Novels ! It is true , the public read and admired
the ...
Сторінка 135
There is a glittering veil of verse thrown over the features of nature and of old
romance . The deep incisions into character are “ skinned and filmed over ” - the
details are lost or shaped into flimsy and insipid decorum ; and the truth of feeling
...
There is a glittering veil of verse thrown over the features of nature and of old
romance . The deep incisions into character are “ skinned and filmed over ” - the
details are lost or shaped into flimsy and insipid decorum ; and the truth of feeling
...
Сторінка 136
The smooth , glossy texture of his verse contrasts happily with the quaint ,
uncouth , rugged materials of which it is composed ; and takes away any
appearance of heaviness or harshness from the body of local traditions and
obsolete costume .
The smooth , glossy texture of his verse contrasts happily with the quaint ,
uncouth , rugged materials of which it is composed ; and takes away any
appearance of heaviness or harshness from the body of local traditions and
obsolete costume .
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