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" ... upon the fingers. — is not the whole art of poetry. We would entreat him to believe, that a certain portion of liveliness, somewhat of fancy, is necessary to constitute a poem ; and that a poem in the present day, to be read, must contain at least... "
The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal - Page 276
1808
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Famous Men of Modern Times, Volume 1

Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 336 pages
...liveliness and somewhat of fancy, are necessary to constitute a poem ; and that a poem of the present day, to be read, must contain at least, one thought, either...writers, or differently expressed. We put it to his candor, whether there is anything so deserving the name of poetry in verses like the following, written...
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Lives of Celebrated American Indians

Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 680 pages
...liveliness and somewhat of fancy, are necessary to constitute a poem ; and that a poem of the present day, to be read, must contain at least, one thought, either...writers, or differently expressed. We put it to his candor, whether there is anything so deserving the name of poetry in verses like the following, written...
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Littell's Living Age, Volume 89

1866 - 924 pages
...account;" that " mere rhyming of the final syllable was not the whole art of poetry ; " that " a poem to be read must contain at least one thought either in a little degree different from the ideas of/ormer writers or differently expressed." This was severe criticism and small encouragement for a...
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The Complete Works of Lord Byron: Reprinted from the Last London Ed ...

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1846 - 1068 pages
...constitute a poem ; and that a poem in the present day, to be read, must contain at least CHUthought, either in a little degree different from the ideas of former writers, or diiferenlly expressed. We put it to his candour, whether there is anything so deserving the name of...
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The Poetical Works of Lord Byron: Complete in One Volume

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1847 - 880 pages
...liveliness, somewhat of fancy, is necessary to constitute a poem, and that a poem In the present day, , Idens of former writers, or differently expressed. We put it to his candour, whether there is any thing...
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The Works of Lord Byron: Embracing His Suppressed Poems, and a Sketch of His ...

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1854 - 1126 pages
...is necessary to constitute a poem, and that a poem in the present day, to be read, must contain as least one thought, either in a little degree different...writers, or differently expressed. We put it to his candor, whether there is any thing so deserving the name of poetry in verses like the following, written...
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The Works of Lord Byron: Embracing His Suppressed Poems, and a Sketch of His ...

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1854 - 1126 pages
...necessary to constitute a poem, and that a poem in the present day, to be read, must contain as least тц hand. XX. " And then he set up such a headless howl, That all the saints came out and took him candor, whether there is any thing so deserving the name of poetry in verses like the following, written...
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The Works of Lord Byron: Embracing His Suppressed Poems, and a Sketch of His ...

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1854 - 1104 pages
...constitute a poem, and that a poem in the present day, to be read, must contain as least one thought, cither in a little degree different from the ideas of former writers, or differently expressed. ЛУе put it to his candor, whether there is any thing so deserving the name of poetry in verses like...
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The Canadian Journal of Industry, Science and Art

1856 - 602 pages
...somewhat of fancy, is necessary to constitute a poem, and that a poem of fancy in the present day, to be read, must contain at least one thought, either...expressed. We put it to his candour, whether there is anything so deserving the name of poetry in verses like the following :" — and here should follow...
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The poetical works of lord Byron, with life

George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1859 - 586 pages
...liveliness, somewhat of fancy, is necessary to constitute a poem, and that a poem in the present day, to be read, must contain at least one thought, either...expressed. We put it to his candour, whether there is anything so deserving the name of poetry, in verses like the following, written in 1806; and whether,...
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