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" Lyrical has been here held essentially to imply that each Poem shall turn on some single thought, feeling, or situation. In accordance with this, narrative, descriptive, and didactic poems, — unless accompanied by rapidity of movement, brevity, and... "
Parliamentary Papers - Page 454
by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons - 1874
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The Golden Treasury of the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English ...

Francis Turner Palgrave - English poetry - 1861 - 356 pages
...as he advanced with the work, whilst keeping in view a few simple principles. Lyrical has been here held essentially to imply that each Poem shall turn on some single thought, feeling, or situation. In accordance with this, narrative, descriptive, and didactic poems,—unless accompanied by rapidity...
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Littell's Living Age, Volume 71

Literature - 1861 - 674 pages
...disposed to except, especially as it is advanced with hesitation and modesty. " Lyrical has been here held essentially to imply that each poem shall turn on some single thought, feeling, or situation. In accordance with this, narrative, descriptive, and didactic poems — unless accompanied by rapidity...
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The Museum: A Quarterly Magazine of Education, Literature, and Science, Volume 1

Education - 1862 - 562 pages
...1850, and having as their dominating geniuses Shakspere, Milton, Gray, and Wordsworth. " Lyrical " is held essentially to imply that each poem shall turn on some single thought, feeling, or situation. Narrative, descriptive, and didactic poems are thus excluded from the volume. In short, the pieces...
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The British Controversialist and Literary Magazine

Great Britain - 1864 - 974 pages
...pieces have, therefore, been, arranged in gradations of feeling or subject." " Lyrical has been here held essentially to imply that each poem shall turn on some single thought, feeling, or situation. In accordance with this, narrative, descriptive, and didactic poems, unless accompanied by rapidity...
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Notes on books, Volume 3

Longmans, Green and co - 1870 - 442 pages
...; such pieces as may be classed under Mr.PALGRAVE's definition of the law of lyric»! poetry, viz. 'that each poem shall turn on some single thought, feeling, or situation.' The CONTENTS comprise amongst others the followin«:— Euphrosync ; Thalia; Aglaia; Endymion ; a Debt...
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The Golden Treasury of the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language

English poetry - 1890 - 470 pages
...as he advanced with the work, whilst keeping in view a few simple principles. Lyrical has been here held essentially to imply that each Poem shall turn on some single thought, feeling, of situation. In accordance with this, narrative, descriptive, and didactic poems, — unless accompanied...
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The Prelude to Poetry: The English Poets in the Defence and ..., Volume 10

Ernest Rhys - English poetry - 1897 - 250 pages
...as a good working one, accurate enough for ordinary purposes. " Lyrical," he says, " has been here held essentially to imply that each Poem shall turn on some single thought, feeling, or situation. In accordance with this, narrative, descriptive, and didactic poems, — unless accompanied by rapidity...
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Palgrave's Golden Treasury of Songs and Lyrics ...

Francis Turner Palgrave - 1896 - 334 pages
...as he advanced with the work, whilst keeping in view a few simple principles. Lyrical has been here held essentially to imply that each Poem shall turn on some single thought, feeling, or situation. In accordance with this, narrative, descriptive, and didactic poems,—unless accompanied by rapidity...
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English Lyrics: Chaucer to Poe, 1340-1809

William Ernest Henley - English poetry - 1897 - 522 pages
...to the best-read anthology in the language, has been — presumably, therefore, should be — ' held to imply that each Poem shall turn on some single thought, feeling, or situation.' I would rather say that unless 'thought,' and 'feeling,' and 'situation' all are single, and are all...
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Essay-writing for Schools a Practical Exposition of the Principles of this ...

Leslie Cope Cornford - English essays - 1903 - 384 pages
...the best-read anthology in the language, " has been " — presumably, therefore, should be — " held to imply that each Poem shall turn on some single thought, feeling, or situation." I would rather say that unless " thought " and " feeling," and " situation " all are single, and are...
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