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Pagina 389
Neither a mere description of natural objects , nor a mere delineation of natural feelings , however distinct or forcible , constitutes the ultimate end and aim of poetry , without the heightenings of the imagination .
Neither a mere description of natural objects , nor a mere delineation of natural feelings , however distinct or forcible , constitutes the ultimate end and aim of poetry , without the heightenings of the imagination .
Pagina 390
Let an object , for instance , be presented to the senses in a state of agitation or fear — and the imagination will distort or magnify the object , and convert it into the likeness of whatever is most proper to encourage the fear .
Let an object , for instance , be presented to the senses in a state of agitation or fear — and the imagination will distort or magnify the object , and convert it into the likeness of whatever is most proper to encourage the fear .
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It cannot be concealed , however , that the progress of knowledge and refinement has a tendency to circumscribe the limits of the imagination , and to clip the wings of poetry . The province of the imagination is principally visionary ...
It cannot be concealed , however , that the progress of knowledge and refinement has a tendency to circumscribe the limits of the imagination , and to clip the wings of poetry . The province of the imagination is principally visionary ...
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Bibliografische gegevens
| Titel | Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778-1830 Essays, William Hazlitt Nonesuch library The centenary edition of Hazlitt's Selected essays |
| Auteur | William Hazlitt |
| Redacteur | Geoffrey Keynes |
| Editie | 2, herdruk |
| Uitgever | Nonesuch Press, 1948 |
| Lengte | 807 pagina's |
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