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Therefore , though we admire those great works of imagination which have appeared in dark ages , we do not admire them the more because they have appeared in dark ages . On the contrary , we hold that the most won- derful and splendid ...
Therefore , though we admire those great works of imagination which have appeared in dark ages , we do not admire them the more because they have appeared in dark ages . On the contrary , we hold that the most won- derful and splendid ...
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Generalization is neces- sary to the advancement of knowledge , but particularly in the creations of the imagination . In proportion as men know more , and think more , they look less at individuals and more at classes .
Generalization is neces- sary to the advancement of knowledge , but particularly in the creations of the imagination . In proportion as men know more , and think more , they look less at individuals and more at classes .
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By poetry we mean , the art of employ- ing words in such a manner as to produce an illusion on the imagination : the art of doing by means of words what the painter does by means of colours . Thus the greatest of poets has described it ...
By poetry we mean , the art of employ- ing words in such a manner as to produce an illusion on the imagination : the art of doing by means of words what the painter does by means of colours . Thus the greatest of poets has described it ...
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Such is the despotism✓ of the imagination over uncultivated minds . In a rude state of society , men are children with a greater variety of ideas . It is therefore in such a state of society that we may expect to find the poetical ...
Such is the despotism✓ of the imagination over uncultivated minds . In a rude state of society , men are children with a greater variety of ideas . It is therefore in such a state of society that we may expect to find the poetical ...
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Cowley , with all his admirable wit and ingenuity , had little imagination ; nor indeed do we think his classical diction comparable to that of Milton . The authority of Johnson is against us on this point . But Johnson had studied the ...
Cowley , with all his admirable wit and ingenuity , had little imagination ; nor indeed do we think his classical diction comparable to that of Milton . The authority of Johnson is against us on this point . But Johnson had studied the ...
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