 | Madame Calderón de la Barca (Frances Erskine Inglis) - 1834 - 280 pages
...transfer from our inward nature a human interest, and a semblance of truth, sufficient to procure from these shadows of imagination that willing suspension...disbelief for the moment, which constitutes poetic faith.' We presume that every one, who has ever read this production, will bear testimony to his success. It... | |
 | Henry Fothergill Chorley - 1838 - 190 pages
...at least romantic, yet so as to transfer from our inward nature a human interest, and a resemblance of truth sufficient to procure for these shadows of...disbelief for the moment, which constitutes poetic faith." In fulfilment of this intention the "Ancient Mariner" (that marvel among modern legends), the " Genevieve,"... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1849 - 578 pages
...In this idea originated the plan of the "Lyrical Ballads ;" in which it was agreed that my endeavors should be directed to persons and characters supernatural,...disbelief for the moment, which constitutes poetic fuith. Mr. Wordsworth, on the other hand, was to propose to himself, as his object, to give the charm... | |
 | 1850 - 766 pages
...this idea originated the plan of the ' Lyrical ballads ;' in which it was agreed that my endeavors should be directed to persons and characters supernatural,...disbelief for the moment, which constitutes poetic faith." "With this view I wrote the 'Ancient Mariner,' and was preparing, »mong other poems, the ' Dark Ladie,'... | |
 | 1850 - 762 pages
...this idea originated the plan of the ' Lyrical ballads ;' in which it was agreed that my endeavors should be directed to persons and characters supernatural,...disbelief for the moment, which constitutes poetic &ith." "With this view I wrote the ' Ancient Mariner,' and was preparing, among other poems, the '... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1853 - 760 pages
...In this idea originated the plan of the LYRICAL BALLADS ; in which it was agreed, that my endeavors should be directed to persons and characters supernatural,...willing suspension of disbelief for the moment, which co^ttuTes/p6etTc'"failET'"TffrTWordsworth, on the other hand, was to propose to himself as his object,... | |
 | Henry Reed - 1857 - 424 pages
...transfer from our inward nature a human interest and a semblance of truth sufficient to procure for the shadows of imagination that willing suspension of...disbelief for the moment which constitutes poetic faith. This has been accomplished with wonderful skill. Both the poems are essentially, absolutely, imaginative.... | |
 | Henry Reed - 1860 - 312 pages
...transfer from our inward nature a human interest and a semblance of truth sufficient to procure for the shadows of imagination that willing suspension of...disbelief for the moment which constitutes poetic faith. This has been accomplished with wonderful skill. .Both the poems are essentially, absolutely, imaginative.... | |
 | 1871 - 818 pages
...came into his mind the first vision of a poetry which should deal with the supernatural and invisible, "yet so as to transfer from our inward nature a human...disbelief for the moment, which constitutes poetic faith." This was his meaning ; but it was, we feel convinced — believing, as we do, that the poet, like the... | |
 | 1872 - 830 pages
...into his mind the first vision of a poetry which should deal with the supernatural and invisible, " yet so as to transfer from our inward nature a human...disbelief for the moment, which constitutes poetic faith." This was his meaning : but it was, we feel convinced — believing, as we do, that the poet, like the... | |
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... that willing suspension of disbelief for the moment, which constitutes poetic faith.1 Mr. Wordsworth, on the other hand, was to propose to himself as his object, to give the charm of novelty to things of every day... 
