The Rise of Romanticism: Essential TextsCarcanet New Press, 1978 - 363 pages |
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... Earth , which is very remarkable , and hath obtain'd throughout all learned Nations and Ages . And that is the comparison or resemblance of the Earth to an Egg . And this is not so much for its External Figure , though that be true too ...
... Earth , which is very remarkable , and hath obtain'd throughout all learned Nations and Ages . And that is the comparison or resemblance of the Earth to an Egg . And this is not so much for its External Figure , though that be true too ...
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... Earth is kept in an equality of temper , the contrary seasons balancing one another ; so as what moisture the heat of the Summer sucks out of the Earth , ' tis repaid in the Rains of the next Winter ; and what chaps were made in it ...
... Earth is kept in an equality of temper , the contrary seasons balancing one another ; so as what moisture the heat of the Summer sucks out of the Earth , ' tis repaid in the Rains of the next Winter ; and what chaps were made in it ...
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... Earth ? or how could they rise in their full growth and perfection , as Adam and Eve did ? But as for the opinion of Animals rising out of the Earth at first , that was not at all peculiar to Epicurus ; The Stoicks were of the same mind ...
... Earth ? or how could they rise in their full growth and perfection , as Adam and Eve did ? But as for the opinion of Animals rising out of the Earth at first , that was not at all peculiar to Epicurus ; The Stoicks were of the same mind ...
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abstract admiration Aeneid ancient appear association beauty Berkeley Biographia Literaria Blake Blake's body Book of Urizen cause character classical colour composition concept connexion consider distance distinct duration Earth effect eighteenth century epistemology Essay eternal example existence extension Ezekiel Faery Queen fancy feeling finite genius Gothic Hartley hath heaven Hebrew Homer human imitation impressions infinite Joseph Warton kind language Lowth manner Maurice Morgann medullary substance memory mind motion mountains nature never Night Thoughts o'er objects obscure observed oriental original Ossian particular passions perceived perception perhaps philosophers pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope Pope's principle prophet proposition reader reason relation Robert Lowth Romantic Romanticism sacred seems sensation sense sensible sentiments sight simple ideas Smart soul space spirit sublime suggests suppose Theocritus theory things Thomas Warton thought Tintern Abbey verse vibrations visible Warton words Wordsworth's writing Young