...drawn away from theological controversy and wild metaphysics. " Nothing else," said he, " at this time, pleased me : history and particular facts lost all interest in my "mind." Even fiction had become insipid ; all his thoughts were directed to his favourite metaphysical and...

...was above par in Eogla versification, and had already product two or three compositions, which I ma] venture to say, without reference to my age, were somewhat above mediocrity, aii which had gained me more credit than the sound good sense of my old roaster was well pleased with,)...

...make presents of them to his I'riends ; and about the same period he wrote his Ode to Ckatterton. " rous preced had become in•ipid; all his ideas were directed to his favorite theological subjects and mysticisms,...

...says Coleridge, " I had bewildered myself in metaphysics and theological controversy. Nothing else pleased me. History and particular facts lost all...mind. Poetry (though for a school-boy of that age £ was above par in English versification, &c.)— poetry itself, yea, novels and romances, became...

...fifteenth year, I had bewildered myself in metaphysics, and in Iheological controversy. Nothing else pleased me. History and particular facts lost all interest in my mind. In my friendless wanderings on our leave days, (for I was an orphan, and had scarce any connexions...

...fifteenth year, I had bewildered myself in metaphysics, and in theological controversy.i6 Nothing else pleased me. History, and particular facts, lost all...say, without reference to my age, were somewhat above mediocrity,i6 and which had gained me more credit than the sound, good sense of my old master was at...

...fifteenth year, I had bewildered myself in metaphysics, and in theological controversy.15 Nothing else pleased me. History, and particular facts, lost all...say, without reference to my age, were somewhat above mediocrity,'6 and which had gained me more credit than the sound, good sense of my old master was at...

...mind. Poetry — (though for a school-boy of that age, I was above par in English versification, I and had already produced two or three compositions...say, without reference to my age, were somewhat above mediocrity,16 and which had gained me more credit than the sound, good sense of my old master was at...

...fifieenth year, I had bewildered myself in metaphysics, and in theological controversy. 15 Nothing else pleased me. History, and particular facts, lost all interest in my mind. Poetry—(though for a school-boy of that age, I was above par in English versification, and had already...

...to make presents of them to his friends ; and about the same period he wrote his Ode to Chatterton. "Nothing else," he says, " pleased me ; history and...particular facts lost all interest in my mind." Poetry had become insipid ; all his ideas were directed to his favorite theological subjects and mysticisms,...