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" Milton, are driven into neglect by frantic novels, sickly and stupid German Tragedies, and deluges of idle and extravagant stories in verse. "
The Whore's Story: Women, Pornography, and the British Novel, 1684-1830 - Seite 102
von Bradford K. Mudge - 2000 - 304 Seiten
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Lyrical Ballads,: With Other Poems. In Two Volumes, Band 1

William Wordsworth - 1800 - 270 Seiten
...conformed themselves. The invaluable works of our elder writers, I had almost said the works of Shakespear and Milton, are driven into neglect by frantic novels, sickly and stupid German Tragedies, and deluges bf idle and extravagant stories in verse. — When I think upon this degrading thirst after outrageous...
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The Feast of the Poets: With Notes, and Other Pieces in Verse

Leigh Hunt - 1814 - 216 Seiten
...gratify, the taste of society has become so vitiated and so accustomed to gross stimulants, such as " frantic novels, sickly and stupid German tragedies,...deluges of idle and extravagant stories in verse," as to require the counteraction of some simpler and more primitive food, •which should restore to...
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The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth

William Wordsworth - 1828 - 372 Seiten
...conformed themselves. The invaluable works of our elder writers, I hid almost said the works of Shikspetre and Milton, are driven into neglect by frantic novels, sickly and stupid German Tragedies, aud deluge* of idle and extravagant stories in verse. — When T think upon this degrading thirst after...
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The British Critic, Quarterly Theological Review, and ..., Band 16

1834 - 512 Seiten
...of their occupations produces a craving for extraordinary incident, which the rapid commniiication of intelligence hourly gratifies. To this tendency...deluges of idle and extravagant stories in verse." We allow to a considerable extent the correctness of this reasoning, but believe it insufficient. We...
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The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, Band 2

William Wordsworth - 1840 - 370 Seiten
...conformed themselves. The invaluable works of our elder writers, I had almost said the works of Shakspeare and Milton, are driven into neglect by frantic novels,...Tragedies, and deluges of idle and extravagant stories in verse.—When I think upon this degrading thirst after outrageous stimulation, I am almost ashamed...
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Critical and Miscellaneous Essays, Band 1

John Wilson - 1842 - 426 Seiten
...allow. I grant that (to use Wordsworth's own words) "the invaluable works of our elder writers were driven into neglect by frantic novels, sickly and...deluges of idle and extravagant stories in verse," and I honour the attempt to restore a healthier tone of feeling. Still, I cannot attribute the inevitable...
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Critical and Miscellaneous Essays, Band 1

John Wilson - 1842 - 414 Seiten
...allow. I grant that (to use Wordsworth's own words) " the invaluable works of our elder writers were driven into neglect by frantic novels, sickly and...deluges of idle and extravagant stories in verse," and I honour the attempt to restore a healthier tone of feeling. Still, I cannot attribute the inevitable...
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The Dublin Review, Band 31

Nicholas Patrick Wiseman - 1851 - 636 Seiten
...volume of his poems, " of our elder writers, I had almost said of Shakspeare and VOL/XXXI.—No. LXII. 1 Milton, are driven into neglect by frantic novels,...deluges of idle and extravagant stories in verse." Since these words were written, the evil has fearfully increased ; whole libraries of frantic novels...
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Annals of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania: Being a Collection of Memoirs ...

John Fanning Watson - 1855 - 686 Seiten
...sundry popular writers. " The invaluable works of our elder writers, (says Wordsworth,) even Shakspeare and Milton, are driven into neglect by frantic novels,...deluges of idle and extravagant stories in verse." All the poetic works of Pope and Dryden had to be read numerous times ; and the Essay on Man was frequently...
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The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth: In Six Volumes, Band 6

William Wordsworth - 1857 - 472 Seiten
...conformed themselves. The invaluable works of our elder writers, I had almost said the works of Shakspeare and Milton, are driven into neglect by frantic novels,...Tragedies, and deluges of idle and extravagant stories in verse.—When I think upon this degrading thirst after outrageous stimulation, I am almost ashamed...
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