A Defense of Poetry

action Æschylus age of gold age of poetry ancient Apollonius Rhodius barbarism Bavius beauty become cæsura Celtic nations character civil Codrus comedy compose composition corruption creations creative cyclic poets Dante Defense of Poesy delight divine drama effect elements epic essay eternal evil expression genius Goethe grave novels Greek harmony Hence highest history of Herodotus Homer human nature ideal imagination imitation immortal influence intellectual intense iron age King Lear knowledge language less literature Livy Lord Bacon Mævius manners melody Milton mind modern poetry moral Muse never Nonnus object observation Paradise passion Peacock perfection perhaps Petrarch philosophers Pindar Plato pleasure poem poetical faculty poetical impressions portion principle produced prose reason relation religion rhapsodist rhythm Roman selectest sense Shakespeare Shelley Sidney society songs soul spirit things thought tion true truth and splendor universal verse Virgil whilst words writers ΙΟ