The Early Life of William Wordsworth, 1770-1798: A Study of "The Prelude"J. M. Dent, 1921 - 480 pagina's |
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... truth and happiness CHAPTER II Wordsworth's Relation to Science I. He condemns science as it is , as responsible for pessimism . His comparative contempt for reason- ing , and search for other means of investigating reality II . The ...
... truth and happiness CHAPTER II Wordsworth's Relation to Science I. He condemns science as it is , as responsible for pessimism . His comparative contempt for reason- ing , and search for other means of investigating reality II . The ...
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... few months had elapsed since the death of Burke , and already they recognised the truth of those prophecies which , until his last hour , he had not ceased to repeat ; already they perceived that he at A I INTRODUCTION.
... few months had elapsed since the death of Burke , and already they recognised the truth of those prophecies which , until his last hour , he had not ceased to repeat ; already they perceived that he at A I INTRODUCTION.
Pagina 9
... truth of his imagination . Mistrustful of the fancy which aspires to create a world of its own , familiar with the agonising sense of disillusion which is the ter- mination of our brightest dreams , he closes his eyes to everything but ...
... truth of his imagination . Mistrustful of the fancy which aspires to create a world of its own , familiar with the agonising sense of disillusion which is the ter- mination of our brightest dreams , he closes his eyes to everything but ...
Pagina 14
... truths . Not , however , that Wordsworth has said , or pretended to say , everything concerning himself . He has left neither " Confessions " nor " Confidences . " It is doubtful whether he had any reasons for addressing the world in an ...
... truths . Not , however , that Wordsworth has said , or pretended to say , everything concerning himself . He has left neither " Confessions " nor " Confidences . " It is doubtful whether he had any reasons for addressing the world in an ...
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... truth is that his philosophy finds its tap - root , as his poetry its fairest foliage , in his recollections of childhood . Amidst the chorus of poets , which , from the day when Rousseau first proclaimed the immaculate conception of ...
... truth is that his philosophy finds its tap - root , as his poetry its fairest foliage , in his recollections of childhood . Amidst the chorus of poets , which , from the day when Rousseau first proclaimed the immaculate conception of ...
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The Early Life of William Wordsworth, 1770-1798: A Study of "The Prelude" by ... Emile Legouis Volledige weergave - 1897 |
The Early Life of William Wordsworth, 1770-1798: A Study of "The Prelude" by ... Emile Legouis Volledige weergave - 1897 |
The Early Life of William Wordsworth, 1770-1798: A Study of "The Prelude" by ... Emile Legouis Volledige weergave - 1897 |
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Pagina 457 - I have seen A curious child, who dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipped shell ; To which, in silence hushed, his very soul Listened intensely ; and his countenance soon Brightened with joy ; for murmurings from within Were heard, sonorous cadences ! whereby, To his belief, the monitor expressed Mysterious union with its native sea.
Pagina 452 - 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.
Pagina 450 - ... a semblance of truth sufficient to procure for these shadows of imagination that willing suspension of disbelief for the moment, which constitutes poetic faith. Mr. Wordsworth, on the other hand, was to propose to himself as his object, to give the charm of novelty to things of every day, and to excite a feeling.
Pagina 464 - The wind, the tempest roaring high, The tumult of a tropic sky, Might well be dangerous food For him, a Youth to whom was given So much of earth — so much of Heaven, And such impetuous blood.
Pagina 116 - Winds thwarting winds, bewildered and forlorn, The torrents shooting from the clear blue sky, The rocks that muttered close upon our ears, Black drizzling crags that spake by the way-side As if a voice were in them, the sick sight And giddy prospect of the raving stream, The unfettered clouds and region of the Heavens, Tumult and peace, the darkness and the light — Were all like workings of one mind, the features Of the same face, blossoms upon one tree; Characters of the great Apocalypse...
Pagina 262 - Prejudice is of ready application in the emergency ; it previously engages the mind in a steady course of wisdom and virtue, and does not leave the man hesitating in the moment of decision, sceptical, puzzled, and unresolved. Prejudice renders a man's virtue his habit : and not a series of unconnected acts. Through just prejudice, his duty becomes a part of his nature.
Pagina 74 - But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there.
Pagina 387 - To the poor loveless ever-anxious crowd, Ah! from the soul itself must issue forth A light, a glory, a fair luminous cloud Enveloping the Earth And from the soul itself must there be sent A sweet and potent voice, of its own birth, Of all sweet sounds the life and element!
Pagina 453 - Cuckoo ! shall I call thee bird, Or but a wandering Voice ? While I am lying on the grass Thy twofold shout I hear ; From hill to hill it seems to pass, At once far off and near. Though babbling only to the vale Of sunshine and of flowers, Thou bringest unto me a tale Of visionary hours. Thrice welcome, darling of the Spring ! Even yet thou art to me No bird, but an invisible thing...
Pagina 53 - A plastic power Abode with me; a forming hand, at times Rebellious, acting in a devious mood; A local spirit of his own, at war With general tendency, but, for the most, Subservient strictly to external things With which it communed.