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Page viii
... Poet might then be allowed to use a peculiar lan- guage , when expressing his feelings for his own gratification , or that of men like himself . But Poets do not write for Poets alone , but for men . Unless therefore we are advocates ...
... Poet might then be allowed to use a peculiar lan- guage , when expressing his feelings for his own gratification , or that of men like himself . But Poets do not write for Poets alone , but for men . Unless therefore we are advocates ...
Page ix
... poetic diction on the grounds that a poet " in order to excite rational sympathy . . . must express himself as other men express themselves . " Both writers are assuming that a poet , to affect other men , must not choose either exotic ...
... poetic diction on the grounds that a poet " in order to excite rational sympathy . . . must express himself as other men express themselves . " Both writers are assuming that a poet , to affect other men , must not choose either exotic ...
Page 124
... poet and his companion ; the poet and all his contem- poraries . Stanza three places the poet in time , again , negatively : not " once " when the Sea of Faith was full , but " now " -again , some- thing a bit vague and something we ...
... poet and his companion ; the poet and all his contem- poraries . Stanza three places the poet in time , again , negatively : not " once " when the Sea of Faith was full , but " now " -again , some- thing a bit vague and something we ...
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