Complete Poems of Edgar Allan PoeHeritage Press, 1943 - 214 pages |
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Page 50
... poet , he would devote him- self to sensation , to " an elevating excitement , " the intoxication of the word . Poetry should not instruct ; it should be " purposeless , " pure in its impressionism . " Poetry , above all things , is a ...
... poet , he would devote him- self to sensation , to " an elevating excitement , " the intoxication of the word . Poetry should not instruct ; it should be " purposeless , " pure in its impressionism . " Poetry , above all things , is a ...
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... poet can form a correct estimate of his own writings is another . I remarked before , that in proportion to the poetical talent would be the justice of a critique upon poetry . Therefore , a bad poet would , I grant , make a false ...
... poet can form a correct estimate of his own writings is another . I remarked before , that in proportion to the poetical talent would be the justice of a critique upon poetry . Therefore , a bad poet would , I grant , make a false ...
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... Poetry ? Poetry ! That Proteus - like idea , with as many appellations as the nine - titled Corcyra ! Give me , I demanded of a scholar some time ago , give me a definition of Poetry . " Très volon- tiers " —and he proceeded to his ...
... Poetry ? Poetry ! That Proteus - like idea , with as many appellations as the nine - titled Corcyra ! Give me , I demanded of a scholar some time ago , give me a definition of Poetry . " Très volon- tiers " —and he proceeded to his ...
Contents
The Editors Commentary | 2 |
Spirits of the Dead | 14 |
A Dream | 22 |
Copyright | |
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