 ... bring up, so as to escape his censure. I learnt from him, that Poetry, even that of the loftiest and, seemingly, that of the wildest odes, had a logic of its own, as severe as that of science; and more difficult, because more subtle, more complex,...  The Complete Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge: With an Introductory Essay ... - Page 147by Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1864Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - Aesthetics - 1817 - 312 pages
...more difficult, because more subtle, more complex, and dependent on more, and more fugitive causes. In the truly great poets, he would say, there is a...and I well remember, that availing himself of the synonimes to the Homer of Didymus, he made us attempt to show, with regard to each, why it would not... | |
 | Decoration and ornament - 1820 - 474 pages
...more difficult, because more subtle, more complex, and dependent on more, and more fugitive causes. In the truly great poets, he would say, there is a...and I well remember, that availing himself of the synonimes to the Homer of Didymus, he made us attempt to shew, with regard to each, why it would not... | |
 | American education society - 1833 - 406 pages
...dependent on more, and more fugitive causes. In the truly great poets, he would «uy, there is a mason assignable, not only for every word, but for the position...and I well remember, that availing himself of the synonimtes to the Homer of Didymus, he made us attempt to •how, with regard to each, tcAy it would... | |
 | Clergy - 1833 - 378 pages
...poets, he made us read more subtle, more complex, and dependent on more, and more fugitive causes. In the truly great poets, he would say, there is a...reason assignable, not only for every word, but for the pesition of every word ; and I well remember, that availing himself ofthe synonimies to the Homer of... | |
 | Christian education - 1833 - 682 pages
...more difficult, because more subtle, more complex, and dependent on more, and more fugitive causes. In the truly great poets, he would say, there is a reason assignable, not only for evory word, but for the position of every word ; and I well remember, that availing himsolf of the... | |
 | Theology - 1834 - 410 pages
...because more subilr, more complex, and dependent on more, and more fugitive causes. In the iruly grpal poets, he would say, there is a reason assignable, not only for every word, but lor the |x>siiion of every word : and I well remember, thai availing himself of the synonimies to the... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - Criticism - 1834 - 360 pages
...Rev. James Bowyer, many years Head Master of the Grammar school, Christ Hoepital. fugitive causes. In the truly great poets, he would say, there is a...every word, but for the position of every word ; and 1 well remember, that, availing himself of the synonymes to the Homer of Didymus, he made us attempt... | |
 | Bela Bates Edwards - Theology - 1834 - 408 pages
...more difficult, because more subtle, more complex, and dependent on more, and more fugitive causes. In the truly great poets, he would say, there is a reason assignable, not only for every word, but tor the position of every word ; and I well remember, that availing himself of the synonimies to the... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - English drama - 1836 - 496 pages
...more difficult, because more subtle, more complex, and dependent on more and more fugitive causes. ' In the truly great poets,' he would say, ' there is...Didymus, he made us attempt to show, with regard to each, wky it would not have answered the same purpose, and wherein consisted the peculiar fitness of the... | |
 | Baptists - 1850 - 664 pages
...of Virgil to Ovid." From him he learned also (what he never forgot) " that in the truly great poet there is a reason assignable, not only for every word, but for the position of every word, and that all poetry has a logic of its own." Mr. B. showed no mercy to phrase, metaphor or image unsupported... | |
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