 Wordsworth, on the other hand, was to propose to himself as his object, to give the charm of novelty to things of every day, and to excite a feeling analogous to the supernatural, by awakening the mind's attention from the lethargy of custom, and directing...  Blackwood's Magazine - Page 5351834Full view - About this book
 | Adam Sisman - Biography & Autobiography - 2007 - 540 pages
...that willing suspension of disbelief for the moment, which constitutes poetic faith. Mr. Wordsworth, on the other hand, was to propose to himself as his...mind's attention from the lethargy of custom, and directing it to the loveliness and the wonders of the world before us; an inexhaustible treasure, but... | |
 | D. L. McIntyre - Fiction - 2007 - 115 pages
...to have on the reader, he invokes biblical teachings concerning unbelief and faith: Mr. Wordsworth, on the other hand, was to propose to himself as his...mind's attention from the lethargy of custom, and directing it to the loveliness and the wonders of the world before us; an inexhaustible treasure, but... | |
 | Anthony J. Ferri - Performing Arts - 2007 - 124 pages
...that willing suspension of disbelief for the moment, which constitutes poetic faith. Mr. Wordsworth, on the other hand, was to propose to himself as his...awakening the mind's attention from the lethargy of the world before us. (pp. 5, 6) (By permission of Oxford University Press) David Chandler (l996) claims... | |
 | Michel Conan - Architecture - 2007 - 276 pages
...that produced defamiliarization. This is expressed in Coleridge's description of Wordsworth s ability "to give the charm of novelty to things of every day,...mind's attention from the lethargy of custom, and directing it to the loveliness and the wonders of the world before us; an inexhaustible treasure, but... | |
| |
