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Page 197
... excitement or elevation - again in other words , to the degree of the true poetical effect which it is capable of inducing ; for it is clear that the brevity must be in direct ratio of the intensity of the intended effect : — this ...
... excitement or elevation - again in other words , to the degree of the true poetical effect which it is capable of inducing ; for it is clear that the brevity must be in direct ratio of the intensity of the intended effect : — this ...
Page 198
... excitement of the heart , are , although attainable , to a certain extent , in poetry , far more readily attainable in prose . Truth , in fact , demands a precision , and Passion a homeliness ( the truly passionate will comprehend me ) ...
... excitement of the heart , are , although attainable , to a certain extent , in poetry , far more readily attainable in prose . Truth , in fact , demands a precision , and Passion a homeliness ( the truly passionate will comprehend me ) ...
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... excitement which he induces is , at all times , the most intense - but because it is , at all times , the most ethereal - in other words , the most elevating and the most pure . No poet is so little of the earth , earthy . What I am ...
... excitement which he induces is , at all times , the most intense - but because it is , at all times , the most ethereal - in other words , the most elevating and the most pure . No poet is so little of the earth , earthy . What I am ...
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