Lyrical Ballads: With Pastoral and Other Poems, in Two Volumes, Volume 1T.N. Longman and O. Rees, Paternoster-Row, 1802 - English poetry |
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Page vi
... dishonorable accusa- tion which can be brought against an Author , namely , that of an indolence which prevents him from endeavouring to ascertain what is his duty , or , when his duty is ascertained , prevents him vi . PREFACE .
... dishonorable accusa- tion which can be brought against an Author , namely , that of an indolence which prevents him from endeavouring to ascertain what is his duty , or , when his duty is ascertained , prevents him vi . PREFACE .
Page xii
... endeavoured in these short essays to attain by various means ; by tracing the maternal pas- › sion through many of its more subtle windings , as in the poems of the IDIOT BOY and the MAD MOTHER ; by accompanying the last strug - i gles ...
... endeavoured in these short essays to attain by various means ; by tracing the maternal pas- › sion through many of its more subtle windings , as in the poems of the IDIOT BOY and the MAD MOTHER ; by accompanying the last strug - i gles ...
Page xvi
... effort with which I have endeavoured to counteract it ; and , reflecting upon the magnitude of the general evil , I should be oppressed with no dishonorable . - melancholy , had I not a deep impression of certain xvi . PREFACE .
... effort with which I have endeavoured to counteract it ; and , reflecting upon the magnitude of the general evil , I should be oppressed with no dishonorable . - melancholy , had I not a deep impression of certain xvi . PREFACE .
Page xviii
... endeavoured utterly to reject them as a mechanical device of style , or as a family language which Writers in metre seem to lay claim to by prescription . I have wished to keep my Reader in the company of flesh and blood , persuaded ...
... endeavoured utterly to reject them as a mechanical device of style , or as a family language which Writers in metre seem to lay claim to by prescription . I have wished to keep my Reader in the company of flesh and blood , persuaded ...
Page xix
... endeavoured to look steadily at my sub- ject , consequently , I hope that there is in these Poems little falsehood of description , and that my ideas are expressed in language fitted to their respective importance . Something I must ...
... endeavoured to look steadily at my sub- ject , consequently , I hope that there is in these Poems little falsehood of description , and that my ideas are expressed in language fitted to their respective importance . Something I must ...
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Lyrical Ballads: With Pastoral and Other Poems: In Two Volumes William Wordsworth No preview available - 2019 |
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