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... volume which deserves to be particularly noticed . The Preface is very amiable , and well written . Mr Cromek speaks with becoming respect and affection of Dr Currie , the learned biographer and first editor of the poet , and with great ...
... volume which deserves to be particularly noticed . The Preface is very amiable , and well written . Mr Cromek speaks with becoming respect and affection of Dr Currie , the learned biographer and first editor of the poet , and with great ...
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... volume are of various character , and of course of unequal merit ; though all of them are marked by that exquisite melody of versification , and general felicity of diction , which makes the mere recitation of their words a luxury to ...
... volume are of various character , and of course of unequal merit ; though all of them are marked by that exquisite melody of versification , and general felicity of diction , which makes the mere recitation of their words a luxury to ...
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... volume . Numerous notes are added by the editor with the object of correcting the matter and bringing it up to date . " — Athenæum . " The work is here reproduced in its entirety , with all its notes and many fresh annotations . The new ...
... volume . Numerous notes are added by the editor with the object of correcting the matter and bringing it up to date . " — Athenæum . " The work is here reproduced in its entirety , with all its notes and many fresh annotations . The new ...
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admiration Adosinda appear beauty Ben Jonson breast breath bright character Crabbe death delight delineation diction E. K. CHAMBERS earth effect emotions enchanting English English poetry exquisite extracts eyes fair fancy father feeling G. A. AITKEN genius GEORGE CRABBE give Goth grace hand hath heart heaven honour human humble images imagination interest lady less light living Loch Katrine lofty look look'd Lord Byron lov'd lover Macbeth merit mind misanthropy moral mountain Myrrha nature never o'er object once original pain passages passion pathos peculiar Pelayo perhaps picture piece poem poet poetical poetry readers Roderick Rylstone Sard scarcely scene seem'd seems sentiments Shakspeare Siverian smile song soul specimen spirit story style sweet sympathy taste tears tender thee Theodric things thou thought tion tone truth Twas verses voice volume whole wild WILLIAM WORDSWORTH Wordsworth write youth