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... poetry has lately fallen to a low level because its devotees are ignorant of the essential laws of the art : In short , Poetry is either an Art , or Whimsie and Fanaticism . If it is an Art , it follows that it must propose an end to it ...
... poetry has lately fallen to a low level because its devotees are ignorant of the essential laws of the art : In short , Poetry is either an Art , or Whimsie and Fanaticism . If it is an Art , it follows that it must propose an end to it ...
Page 294
... poet proposed rules to himself.48 Three years after making these statements Gildon is still wor- ried about the " low state of Poetry " and the lack of taste of the people in general . He feels that the rules would alleviate this ...
... poet proposed rules to himself.48 Three years after making these statements Gildon is still wor- ried about the " low state of Poetry " and the lack of taste of the people in general . He feels that the rules would alleviate this ...
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... poetry , where the equalities of verse coincide with the parallels of meaning . Even in sophisticated poetry such as Tennyson's In Memoriam one may find some stanzas where a high degree of parallel is successful . " But on the whole the ...
... poetry , where the equalities of verse coincide with the parallels of meaning . Even in sophisticated poetry such as Tennyson's In Memoriam one may find some stanzas where a high degree of parallel is successful . " But on the whole the ...
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The Beggars Opera | 14 |
The Authenticity of Anna Sewards Published Correspondence | 50 |
The Nature of Dr Johnsons Rationalism 888 | 88 |
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