“But metre itself implies a passion, i. e. a state of excitement, both in the Poet's mind, & is expected in that of the Reader.”
Letter to William Sotheby (13 July 1802)
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English poet, literary critic and philosopher 1772–1834Related quotes

"Quotes", The Educated Imagination (1963), Talk 3: Giants in Time

Source: (1776), Book IV, Chapter III, Part II, p. 534.

"Paradigms Lost," interview with Gloria Brame, ELF: Eclectic Literary Forum (Spring 1995)
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“The mechanical mind has a passion for control — of everything except itself.”
Revolt Against Mechanism (1933).
Context: The mechanical mind has a passion for control — of everything except itself. Beyond the control it has won over the forces of nature it would now win control over the forces of society of stating the problem and producing the solution, with social machinery to correspond.

Collected Essays in Literary Criticism (1938)
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