 It is important, therefore, to hold fast to this: that poetry is at bottom a criticism of life ; that the greatness of a poet lies In his powerful and beautiful application of ideas to life, — to the question: How to live.  Temple Bar - Page 4691881Full view - About this book
 | Art - 1879 - 616 pages
...is important, therefore, to hold fast to this : that poetry is at bottom a criticism of life ; that the greatness of a poet lies in his powerful and beautiful...of ideas to life — to the question, How to live. Morals are often treated in a narrow and false fashion, they are bound up with нз systems of thought... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell, Henry T. Steele - American periodicals - 1879 - 834 pages
...is important, therefore, to hold fast to this : that poetry is at bottom a criticism of life ; that the greatness of a poet lies in his powerful and beautiful...of ideas to life — to the question, How to live. Morals are often treated in a narrow and false fashion, they are bound up with systems of thought and... | |
 | William [poetical works Wordsworth (selections]) - 1879 - 390 pages
...is important, therefore, to hold fast to this : that poetry is at bottom a criticism of life ; that the greatness of a poet lies in his powerful and beautiful...ideas to life, — to the question : How to live. Morals are often treated in a narrow and false fashion, they are bound up with systems of thought and... | |
 | 1879 - 556 pages
...is important, therefore, to hold fast to this : that poetry is at bottom a criticism of life ; that the greatness of a poet lies in his powerful and beautiful...of ideas to life — to the question, How to live. Morals are often treated in a narrow and false fashion, they are bound up with systems of thought and... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1879 - 362 pages
...is important, therefore, to hold fast to this : that poetry is at bottom a criticism of life ; that the greatness , of a poet lies in his powerful and...ideas to life, — to the question : How to live. Morals are often treated in a narrow and false fashion, they are bound up with systems of thought and... | |
 | United States - 1881 - 1180 pages
...poetry nothing but what is within the comprehension of all who are susceptible to the ¡ touch of humor and the tear of pathos. He deals ' only with familiar...teach no new philosophy, they only depict in pure coloring and true outline the objects and feelings which are around and within us as we live our daily... | |
 | American literature - 1881 - 884 pages
...poetry nothing but what is within the comprehension of all who are susceptible to the touch of humor and the tear of pathos. He deals only with familiar...teach no new philosophy, they only depict in pure coloring and true outline the objects and feelings which are around and within us as we live our daily... | |
 | Brainerd Kellogg - American literature - 1882 - 492 pages
...poetry." — BW Church. " It is important to hold fast to this: poetry is at bottom a criticism of life ; the greatness of a poet lies in his powerful and beautiful...of ideas to life, — to the question, How to live. Wordsworth deals with life, because he deals with that in which life really consists. Wordsworth deals... | |
 | Brainerd Kellogg - English literature - 1884 - 486 pages
...Church. " It is important to hold fast to this: poetry is at bottom a criticism of life : the jrreatness of a poet lies in his powerful and beautiful application...of ideas to life,— to the question, How to live. Wordsworth deals with life, because he deals with that in which life really consists. Wordsworth deals... | |
 | William John Courthope - English literature - 1885 - 284 pages
...is important, therefore, to hold fast to this : that poetry is at bottom a ciiticism of life ; that the greatness of a poet lies in his powerful and beautiful...ideas to life — to the question : How to live.' To which question it would appear that, in Mr. Arnold's opinion, Shelley has not returned a wholly satisfactory... | |
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