 | William Wordsworth - 1800 - 272 pages
...make the incidents of common life interesting by tracing in them, truly though not ostentatiously, the primary laws of our nature : chiefly as far as regards...which we associate ideas in a state of excitement. Low and rustic life was generally chosen because in that situation the essential passions of the heart... | |
 | Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1811 - 702 pages
...doubtful, that the language of low and rustic life ought to be preferred, because, in his opinion, the essential passions of the heart find a better soil in which they can attain their matu. rity, and because in that condition of life our elementary feelings co-exist in a state of greater... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1802 - 282 pages
...these incidents and situations interesting by tracing in them, truly though not ostentatiously, the primary laws of our nature : chiefly, as far as regards...which we associate ideas in a state of excitement. Low and rustic life was generally chosen, because in that condition, the essential passions of the... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1802 - 280 pages
...these incidents and situations interesting by tracing in them, truly though not ostentatiously, the primary laws of our nature : chiefly, as far as regards...which we associate ideas in a state of excitement. Low and rustic life was generally chosen, because in that condition, the essential passions of the... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1802 - 356 pages
...interesting, by tracing in them, truly, though not ostentatiously, the primary laws of our Nature j chieSjr as far as regards the manner in which we associate ideas in a state of excitement. Low and rustic life was generally chosen, because in thatsituation, the essential passions of the heart... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1805 - 284 pages
...interesting by tracing in them, truly though not ostentatiously, the primary laws of our nature : chiefly, is far as regards the manner in which we associate ideas in a state of excitement. Low and rustic life was generally chosen, because in that condition, the essential passions of the... | |
 | 1808 - 596 pages
...these incidents and situations interesting by tracing in them, truly, though not ostentatiously, the primary laws of our nature ; chiefly as far as regards...which we associate ideas in a state of excitement." Pref. p. vii. Were these volumes (the Lyrical Ballads, &c.) now before us for criticism, however we... | |
 | Europe - 1810 - 560 pages
...doubtfuL-r^rthat the language pf Uw and rustic Jife ought to be preferred, because, in his opinion, the essential passions of the heart find a better soil in which they can attain their maturity, and because in that condition of life our elementary feelings co-exist in a state of greater simplicity.... | |
 | 1810 - 558 pages
...doubtful, — that the language of low and rustic life ought to be preferred, because, in his opinion, the essential passions of the heart find a better soil in which they can attain their maturity,and because in that condition of life our elementary feelings co-exist in a state of greater... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1815 - 416 pages
...these incidents and situations interesting by tracing in them, truly though not ostentatiously, the primary laws of our nature : chiefly, as far as regards...which we associate ideas in a state of excitement. Low and rustic life was generally chosen, because in that condition, the essential passions of the... | |
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... the primary laws of our nature: chiefly, as far as regards the manner in which we associate ideas in a state of excitement. 
