The Genius of Wordsworth: Harmonized with the Wisdom and Integrity of His Reviewers--Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1853 - 130 páginas |
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... diction , or poverty of idea , should serve as well to show that he was the veritable son of the writer . These reflections , then , I submit as an apology for the " Imitations " of Wordsworth , and the " Pastimes " as well , which are ...
... diction , or poverty of idea , should serve as well to show that he was the veritable son of the writer . These reflections , then , I submit as an apology for the " Imitations " of Wordsworth , and the " Pastimes " as well , which are ...
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... diction which , in every age , has been held to embody the very soul of poetry , like the bird , divested of its plumage , he necessarily became a groundling ! Conscious of his dilemma , he says those " who have been accustomed to the ...
... diction which , in every age , has been held to embody the very soul of poetry , like the bird , divested of its plumage , he necessarily became a groundling ! Conscious of his dilemma , he says those " who have been accustomed to the ...
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... diction of his age , he would spare no pains in the selection of interior as shall admit the free play of light and air , and not less in its deeper recesses , where sufficient light has been obtained by the felling of large timber ...
... diction of his age , he would spare no pains in the selection of interior as shall admit the free play of light and air , and not less in its deeper recesses , where sufficient light has been obtained by the felling of large timber ...
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... diction of the Hebrew writers no less than that of the Celtic bard : hence his studied avoidance of biblical phraseology . Apart from his ecclesiastical sonnets , which were obviously composed for a political purpose , it would be ...
... diction of the Hebrew writers no less than that of the Celtic bard : hence his studied avoidance of biblical phraseology . Apart from his ecclesiastical sonnets , which were obviously composed for a political purpose , it would be ...
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... diction , whose main passport to notice is that of rhyme and metre , when contrasted with the metaphorical splendour of the inspired writers ? Turn , for example , to Isaiah's prophetic announcement of the coming of Christ . " And there ...
... diction , whose main passport to notice is that of rhyme and metre , when contrasted with the metaphorical splendour of the inspired writers ? Turn , for example , to Isaiah's prophetic announcement of the coming of Christ . " And there ...
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The Genius of Wordsworth, Harmonized with the Wisdom and Integrity of His ... John Wright Vista de fragmentos - 1973 |
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Página 70 - It is a beauteous evening, calm and free, The holy time is quiet as a Nun Breathless with adoration; the broad sun Is sinking down in its tranquillity; The gentleness of heaven broods o'er the Sea: Listen!
Página 15 - tis a dull and endless strife: Come, hear the woodland linnet, How sweet his music! on my life, There's more of wisdom in it. And hark! how blithe the throstle sings! He, too, is no mean preacher: Come forth into the light of things, Let Nature be your Teacher.
Página 98 - Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty." "Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:" "Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his hariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind...
Página 99 - He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills. They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst. By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their hahitation, tchich sing among the branches.
Página 83 - Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands ; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side ; and be not faithless, but believing. And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God. Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
Página 97 - For as the rain cometh down, And the snow from heaven, And returneth not thither, But watereth the earth, And maketh it bring forth and bud, That it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: It shall not return unto me void, But it shall accomplish that which I please, And it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
Página 97 - The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid ; and the calf and the young lion and the failing together; and a little child shall lead them.
Página 4 - I saw the hare that raced about with joy; I heard the woods and distant waters roar; Or heard them not, as happy as a boy; The pleasant season did my heart employ: My old remembrances went from me wholly; And all the ways of men, so vain and melancholy.
Página 97 - ... but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth : and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.
Página 12 - I sate reclined, In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts Bring sad thoughts to the mind. To her fair works did Nature link The human soul that through me ran; And much it grieved my heart to think What man has made of man. Through primrose tufts, in that green bower, The periwinkle trailed its wreaths; And 'tis my faith that every flower Enjoys the air it breathes.