And how is criticism to show disinterestedness? By keeping aloof from what is called "the practical view of things", by resolutely following the law of its own nature, which is to be a free play of the mind on all subjects which it touches. The North American Review - Page 207edited by - 1865Full view - About this book
| William Brighty Rands - 1865 - 334 pages
...Criticism to be disinterested ? By keeping aloof from practice; by resolutely following the law of its own nature, which is to be a free play of the mind...which plenty of people will be sure to attach to them. The notion of the free play of the mind upon all subjects being a pleasure in itself, being an object... | |
| William Brighty Rands - 1865 - 340 pages
...Criticism to be disinterested ? By keeping aloof from practice ; by resolutely following the law of its own nature, which is to be a free play of the mind...which plenty of people will be sure to attach to them. The notion of the free play of the mind upon all subjects being a pleasure in itself, being an object... | |
| 1927 - 554 pages
...keeping aloof from what is called "the practical view of things", by resolutely following the law of its own nature, which is to be a free play of the mind...people will be sure to attach to them, which perhaps often ought to be attached to them, which in this country at any rate are certain to be attached to... | |
| Matthew Arnold - 1897 - 460 pages
...keerjing_aloof Jrorn^ what is called " the practical view of things "; by resolutely following the law of its own nature, which is to be a free play of the mind on all subjects which it touches. _By steadily refusing to Jend itself to any of those ulterior, political, practical any rate are certain... | |
| Matthew Arnold - 1897 - 464 pages
...keeping aloot tromwhat is"caTTed " the practical view of things "; by resolutely following the law ofjts own nature, which is to be a free play of the mind on all subjects which it touches._ By steadily refusing tc^ lend itself to any of those ulterior, political, practical 30 considerations... | |
| Matthew Arnold - 1898 - 458 pages
...aloof from what is called " the practical view of things "; by resolutely following the law of its own nature, which is to be a free play of the mind...itself to any of those ulterior, political, practical any rate are certain' to be attached to them quite sufficiently, but whicn criticism has really nothing... | |
| Matthew Arnold - 1902 - 402 pages
..."Jay resolutely following the_law of its own nature, wTiinh ia to be a free play~6il3ie mind on_all subjects which it touches. BY steadily refusing to lend itself to any of t.hoac. ulterior, political, practical considerations about ideas, which plenty of people will be sure... | |
| Matthew Arnold - 1914 - 502 pages
...keeping aloof from practice ; : by resolutely following the law of 1ls'owh nature, 'wh'ichTis~ ,' 10 to be a free play of the mind on all subjects which...refusing to lend itself to any of those ulterior, pol1tical, practical considerations about ideas which plenty of people will be sure to attach to them,... | |
| Julian Willis Abernethy - 1916 - 604 pages
...it must be truthful, endeavoring with sincerity to "see things as in themselves they are." It must be "a free play of the mind on all subjects which it touches," free from prejudice and all interested motives other than the desire for truth. The critic must not... | |
| Henry Seidel Canby, William Rose Benét, Amy Loveman - 1921 - 152 pages
...was to show its disinterestedness by "steadily refusing to lend itself to any of those ulterior, 81 political, practical considerations about ideas, which plenty of people will be sure to attach to them . . . but which criticism really has nothing to do with." And surely it is at least in part, because... | |
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