 | Edmund Burke - History - 1851 - 886 pages
...than any man I ever knew, or as 1 believe has existed in England since Milton ; but it seems, to mo that he ought never to have abandoned the contemplative...position which is peculiarly — perhaps I might say exelusively — fitted for him. Hia proper title is Spectator . — APRIL. aJb extra." A leading journal,... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - Critics - 1835 - 394 pages
...than any man I ever knew, or, as I believe, has existed in England since Milton ; but it seems F 4 to me that he ought never to have abandoned the contemplative...Before 1793, I clearly saw and often enough stated in publie, the horrid delusion, the vile mockery, of the whole affair.* When some one said * " Forgive... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1835 - 742 pages
...ihat'he'baght tiever to .ikfe kbfcndelh&l ihe contemplative position which is peculiarly ^T-^perhaps I might say exclusively — fitted for him. His proper title is Spectator alf extra. '"'• '' ','" — r. .TI.:. • i • '. i, MI T et.:.' ijf. .. . ' '> July 23. 1832. FRENCH... | |
 | 1835 - 534 pages
...philosophic pool than any man I over knew, or, as I believe-, has existed in England since Milton ; but it seems to me that he ought never to have abandoned tho contemplative position, which is peculiarly, perhaps I might нау exclusively, fitted for him.... | |
 | American literature - 1850 - 896 pages
...great philosophic poet than any man 1 ever knew, or, as I believe, has existed in England since Milton; but it seems to me that he ought never to have abandoned the contemplative position \vhieh is peculiarly — perhaps I might say exclusively — fitted for him. His proper title is Spectator... | |
 | Christopher Wordsworth - 1851 - 492 pages
...great philosophic poet than any man I ever knew, or, as I believe, has existed in England since Hilton; but it seems to me that he ought never to have abandoned...— fitted for him. His proper title is Spectator ab txtra." 1 P. 370. 2 Prelude, p. 3. and p. 175. " Four years and thirty, told this very week, Have I... | |
 | Christopher Wordsworth - 1851 - 506 pages
...philosophic poet than any man I ever knew, or, as I believe, has existed in England since Milton ; but it seems to me that he ought never to have abandoned...— fitted for him. His proper title is Spectator al> extra.' (which is entitled ' Cambridge and the Alps,') in April, 1804, for he there says, ' Four... | |
 | Books - 1851 - 884 pages
...great philosophic poet than any man I ever knew, or as I believe has existed in England since Milton ; but it seems to me that he ought never to have abandoned...perhaps I might say exclusively — fitted for him. Hki proper title is Spectator GISTER, 1850. — APRIL. ab extra." A leading journal, in announcing... | |
 | History - 1851 - 878 pages
...great philosophic poet than any man I ever knew, or as I believe has existed in England since Milton ; but it seems to me that he ought never to have abandoned...peculiarly — perhaps I might say exclusively — fitted far him. His proper title is Spectator . — APRIL. ab extra," A leading journal, in announcing the... | |
 | Christopher Wordsworth - 1851 - 524 pages
...philosophic poet than any man I ever knew, or, as I believe, has existed in England since Milton ; but it seems to me that he ought never to have abandoned...is peculiarly — perhaps, I might say exclusively — f1tted for him. His proper title is Spectator ab extra.' (which is entitled ' Cambridge and the... | |
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I think Wordsworth possessed more of the genius of a great philosophic poet than any man I ever knew, or, as I believe, has existed in England since Milton; but it seems to me that he ought never to have abandoned the contemplative position, which is... 
