Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Dent, 1925 - English poetry |
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... imagination to the aid of reason . " By imagination he seems to have meant ingenious ornament ; by truth , virtue and religion . The pleasure he seeks is that which the men of his generation most assuredly did feel in their literature ...
... imagination to the aid of reason . " By imagination he seems to have meant ingenious ornament ; by truth , virtue and religion . The pleasure he seeks is that which the men of his generation most assuredly did feel in their literature ...
Page 104
... imagination in the highest degree fervid and active , to which materials were supplied by incessant study and unlimited curiosity . The heat of Milton's mind might be said to sublimate his learning , to throw off into his work the ...
... imagination in the highest degree fervid and active , to which materials were supplied by incessant study and unlimited curiosity . The heat of Milton's mind might be said to sublimate his learning , to throw off into his work the ...
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... imagination place himself ; he has therefore little natural curiosity or sympathy . We all , indeed , feel the effects of Adam's disobedience ; we all sin like Adam , and like him must all bewail our offences : we have restless and ...
... imagination place himself ; he has therefore little natural curiosity or sympathy . We all , indeed , feel the effects of Adam's disobedience ; we all sin like Adam , and like him must all bewail our offences : we have restless and ...
Contents
ABRAHAM COWLEY 16181667 | 44 |
JOHN MILTON 16081674 | 64 |
SAMUEL BUTLER 16121680 | 115 |
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