The book of British ballads . h. Some of the most perfect examples that ourlanguage can supply are to be found among his poetry, full of the simplest and purestnature, yet pregnant with the deepest and most subtle philosophy. His judgmentand taste were sound and refined to a degree; and when he spoke of the little hehad published, as being of little importance, it was because his conception ofexcellence exceeded his power to convey it. Those who read his wildest productions— Christabel, and the Ancient Mariner—will readily appreciate the fertile imagi-nation, and the prodigious strength of the
The book of British ballads . h. Some of the most perfect examples that ourlanguage can supply are to be found among his poetry, full of the simplest and purestnature, yet pregnant with the deepest and most subtle philosophy. His judgmentand taste were sound and refined to a degree; and when he spoke of the little hehad published, as being of little importance, it was because his conception ofexcellence exceeded his power to convey it. Those who read his wildest productions— Christabel, and the Ancient Mariner—will readily appreciate the fertile imagi-nation, and the prodigious strength of the writer; and if they turn to the gentlerefforts of his genius, they will find many illustrations of a passage which prefacesan edition of his Juvenile Verses:—Poetry has been to me its exceeding greatreward; it has soothed my afflictions, it has multiplied and refined my enjoyments;it has endeared solitude; and it has given me the habit of wishing to discover thegood and the beautiful in all that meets and surrounds
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