 A poet is the combined product of such internal powers as modify the nature of others, and of such external influences as excite and sustain these powers; he is not one, but both. Every man's mind is, in this respect, modified by all the objects of Nature...  Literary Style: And Other Essays - Page 259by William Mathews - 1881 - 345 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Percy Bysshe Shelley - 1865 - 744 pages
...product of sucli internal powers as moilify the nature of others ; and of such external infloences as excite and sustain these powers : he is not one,...objects of nature and art ; by every word and every snggestion which he ever admitted to act upon his consciousness ; it is the mirror upon which all forms... | |
 | Percy Bysshe Shelley - 1865 - 854 pages
...presumption in any but the greatest; the efl'ect, oven in him, would be strained, unnatural, and inctlectual. A poet is the combined product of such internal powers...and sustain these powers: he is not one, but both. Everyman's mind is, in this respect, modified by nil the objects of nature and art; by every word and... | |
 | Percy Bysshe Shelley - 1865 - 834 pages
...presumption in any but the greatest; the effect, even in him, would be strained, unnatural, and ineffectual. A poet is the combined product of such internal powers...and sustain these powers: he is not one, but both. Even- irmn's mind is, in this respect, modified by all the objects of nature and art; by every word... | |
 | Percy Bysshe Shelley - 1871 - 742 pages
...presumption in any but tho greatest ; the effect, even in him, would be strained, unnatural, and ineffectual. A poet is the combined product of such internal powers...powers :- he is not one. but both. Every man's mind ia, in this respect, modified by all the objects of nature and art ; by every word and every suggestion... | |
 | Charles Mills - 1879 - 440 pages
...— Labitte, La Divine Comedie avant Dante, quoted in Longfellow's Dante. said that men of genius are the combined product of such internal powers as modify...external influences as excite and sustain these powers, — they are not one but both.* Shepherd. Grantin' a' this, I dinna see that you hae proved Comte to... | |
 | Percy Bysshe Shelley - 1880 - 660 pages
...presumption in any but the greatest ; the cftec* even in him, would be strained, unnatural, and ineffectual. A poet is the combined product of such internal powers...word and every suggestion which he ever admitted to Jict upon his consciousness ; it is the mirror upon which all forms are reflected, and in which they... | |
 | Percy Bysshe Shelley - 1881 - 474 pages
...presumption in any but the greatest ; the effect, even in him, would be strained, unnatural, and ineffectual. A poet is the combined product of such internal powers...mind is, in this respect, modified by all the objects 01 Nature and art ; by every word and every suggestion which he ever admitted to act upon his consciousness... | |
 | Percy Bysshe Shelley - 1885 - 474 pages
...presumption in any but the greatest ; the effect, even in him, would be strained, unnatural, and ineffectual. A poet is the combined product of such internal powers...mind is, in this respect, modified by all the objects ot Nature and art ; by every word and every suggestion which he ever admitted to act upon his consciousness... | |
 | Percy Bysshe Shelley - 1898 - 492 pages
...in any but the greatest; the effect, even in him, would be strained, unnatural, 20 and ineffectual. A poet is the combined product of such internal powers...the objects of nature and art ; by every word and 25 every suggestion which he ever admitted to act upon his consciousness ; it is the mirror upon which... | |
 | Percy Bysshe Shelley - 1898 - 490 pages
...in any but the greatest ; the effect, even in him, would be strained, unnatural, 20 and ineffectual. A poet is the combined product of such internal powers...the objects of nature and art ; by every word and 25 every suggestion which he ever admitted to act upon his consciousness ; it is the mirror upon which... | |
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