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" And it would be a most easy task to prove to him, that not only the language of a large portion of every good poem, even of the most elevated character, must necessarily, except with reference to the metre, in no respect differ from that of good prose,... "
Biographia Literaria: Or, Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions - Page 64
by Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1817 - 309 pages
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Lyrical Ballads,: With Other Poems. In Two Volumes, Volume 1

William Wordsworth - 1800 - 272 pages
...poem, even of the most elevated character, must necessarily, except with reference to the metre, in no respect differ from that of good prose, but likewise...all the poetical writings, even of Milton himself. I have not space for much quotation ; but, to illustrate the subjeiSt in a general manner, I will here...
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Lyrical Ballads,: With Other Poems. In Two Volumes, Volume 1

William Wordsworth - 1800 - 270 pages
...of the most elevated character, must necessarily, except with reference to the metre, in no respeŁt differ from that of good prose, but likewise that...interesting parts of the best poems will be found to be stri&ly the language of prose when pfose is well written. The truth of this assertion might be demonstrated...
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Lyrical Ballads, with Pastoral and Other Poems, in Two Volumes, Volume 1

William Wordsworth - 1802 - 280 pages
...most elevated character, must necessarily, except with reference to the metre, in no respect diflfer from that of good prose, but likewise that some of...all the poetical writings, even of Milton himself. I have not space for much quotation ; but, to illustrate the subject in a general manner, I will here...
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Lyrical Ballads: With Pastoral and Other Poems

William Wordsworth - 1802 - 282 pages
...poem, even of the most elevated character, must necessarily, except with reference to the metre, in no respect differ from that of good prose, but likewise...demonstrated by innumerable passages from almost all tlie poetical writings, even of Milton himself. I have not space for much quotation ; but, to illustrate...
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Lyrical ballads, with other poems [including some by S.T. Coleridge]. From ...

William Wordsworth - 1802 - 356 pages
...character, must necessarily,, except with reference to the Metre, .in no respect differ from that ef good Prose, but likewise, that some of the most interesting...best Poems will be found to be strictly the language ef Prose, when Piose is well written. The truth of this assertion might be demonstrated by innumerable...
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Lyrical Ballads,: With Pastoral and Other Poems. In Two Volumes, Volume 1

William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge - Ballads - 1805 - 284 pages
...poem, even of the most elevated character, must necessarily, except with reference to the metre, in no respect differ from that of good prose, but likewise...all the poetical writings, even of Milton himself. I have not space for much quotation j but, to illustrate the subject in a general manner, I will here...
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Poems by William Wordsworth: Including Lyrical Ballads, and the ...

William Wordsworth, Dorothy Wordsworth - 1815 - 416 pages
...poem, even of the most elevated character, must necessarily, except with reference to the metre, in no respect differ from that of good prose, but likewise...all the poetical writings, even of Milton himself. I have not space for much quotation ; but, to illustrate the subject in a general manner, I will here...
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Poems, Volume 2

William Wordsworth - 1815 - 416 pages
...necessarily, except with reference to the metre, in no respect differ from that of good prose, but 372 likewise that some of the most interesting parts of...all the poetical writings, even of Milton himself. I have not space for much quotation ; but, to illustrate the subject in a general manner, I will here...
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The Augustan review, Volume 1

1815 - 930 pages
...second volume, Mr. Wordsworth contends that the language of a large portion of every good poem should be strictly the language of prose, when prose is well written. " The truth of this assertion," he adds, " might be demonstrated by innumerable passages from almost all the poetical writings, even...
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Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 26

England - 1829 - 1008 pages
...language of prose and metrical composition." He thinks " it would be a most easy task to prove this, by innumerable passages from almost all the poetical writings, even of Milton himself ;" but he confines himself to quoting the following sonnet of Gray, in order " to illustrate the subject...
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