 The majority of the following poems are to be considered as experiments. They were written chiefly with a view to ascertain how far the language of conversation in the middle and lower classes of society is adapted to the purposes of poetic pleasure.  The English Poets: Lessing, Rousseau: Essays - Página 215por James Russell Lowell - 1888 - 337 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | 1799 - 614 páginas
...prefixed, 'chiefly with a view to ascertain how far the language of conversation in the middle and lower classes of society is adapted to the purposes of poetic pleasure.' Though we hnve been extremely entertained with the fancy, the facility, and (in general) the sentiments,... | |
 | 1816 - 802 páginas
...human mind.":): Yet, surely, it will not follow tint " the language of conversation in the middle and lower classes of society is adapted to the purposes of poetic pleasure." To afford pleasure, poetry must call imagination to the aid of reason : fancy must create, or at least... | |
 | 1904 - 926 páginas
...Ballads" "were written chiefly to ascertain how far the language of conversation in the middle and lower classes of society is adapted to the purposes of poetic pleasure." Wordsworth's experiment failed; or rather it was never carried out. When once he had owned that metre... | |
 | 1851 - 650 páginas
...were written " chiefly with a view to ascertain how far the language of conversation in the middle and lower classes of society is adapted to the purposes of poetic pleasure." At this announcement all the respectable people took h're, that is, all who condescended to notice... | |
 | Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight - 1851 - 684 páginas
...were written " chiefly with a view to ascertain how far the language of conversation in the middle and lower classes of society is adapted to the purposes of poetic pleasure." At this announcement all the respectable people took fire, that is, all who condescended to notice... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1870 - 342 páginas
...were written chiefly with a view to ascertain how far the language of conversation in the middle and lower classes of society is adapted to the purposes...says of the former volume that " it was published aa an experiment which, I hoped, might be of some use to ascertain how far, by fitting to metrical... | |
 | William Angus Knight - 1878 - 286 páginas
...says that his aim was " to ascertain how far the language and conversation of men in the middle and lower classes of society is adapted to the purposes of poetic pleasure ;" and, in the second edition, he describes it as " an experiment." His own practice was better than... | |
 | William Angus Knight - 1879 - 456 páginas
...says that his aim was ' to ascertain how far the language and conversation of men in the middle and lower classes of society is adapted to the purposes of poetic pleasure ;' and, in the second edition, he describes it as ' an experiment.' His own practice was better than... | |
 | William [poetical works] Wordsworth - 1880 - 676 páginas
..."LYRICAL BALLADS." SEVERAL of these poems have already been submitted to general perusal, They were published, as an experiment, which, I hoped, might be of some use to ascertam, how far, by fitting to metrical arrangement a selection of the real language of men in a... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1890 - 434 páginas
...were written chiefly with a view to ascertain how far the language of conversation in the middle and lower classes of society is adapted to the purposes...in deference to the wider view and finer sense of Colei'idge), and now says of the former volume that " it was published as an experiment which, I hoped,... | |
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