 He is a man speaking to men — a man, it is true, endowed with more lively sensibility, more enthusiasm and tenderness, who has a greater knowledge of human nature, and a more comprehensive soul, than are supposed to be common among mankind...  The Quarterly Review - Page 1001876Full view - About this book
 | William Wordsworth - 1802 - 280 pages
...language is to be expected from him ? He is a man speaking to men : a man, it is true, endued with more lively sensibility, more enthusiasm and tenderness,...soul, than are supposed to be common among mankind ; a man pleased with his own passions and volitions, and who rejoices more than other men in the spirit... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1802 - 282 pages
...language is to be expected from him ? He is a man speaking to men r a man, it is true, endued with more lively sensibility, more enthusiasm and tenderness,...soul, than are supposed to be common among mankind ; a man pleased with his own passions and volitions, and who rejoices more than other men in the spirit... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1805 - 284 pages
...language is to be expected from him ? He is a man speaking to men : a man, it is true, endued with more lively sensibility, more enthusiasm and tenderness,...soul, than are supposed to be common among mankind; a man pleased with his own passions and volitions, and who rejoices more than other men in the spirit... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1815 - 416 pages
...language is to be expected from him ? He is a man speaking to men : a man, it is true, endued with more lively sensibility, more enthusiasm and tenderness,...soul, than are supposed to be common among mankind ; a man pleased with his own passions and volitions, and who rejoices more than other men in the spirit,... | |
 | William Wordsworth, Dorothy Wordsworth - 1815 - 416 pages
...language is to be expected from him ? He is a man speaking to men : a man, it is true, endued with more lively sensibility, more enthusiasm and tenderness,...soul, than are supposed to be common among mankind ; a man pleased with his own passions and volitions, and who rejoices more than other men in the spirit... | |
 | Constable and co, ltd - 1826 - 734 pages
..." What is' a poet ?" asks one well qualified to Answer his own question. " He is a man endowed with more lively sensibility, more enthusiasm and tenderness,...soul, than are supposed to be common among mankind; a man pleased with his own passions and volitions, and who rejoices more than other men in the spirit... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1827 - 418 pages
...language is to be expected from him ? He is a man speaking to men : a man, it is true, endued with more lively sensibility, more enthusiasm and tenderness,...soul, than are supposed to be common among mankind ; a man pleased with his own passions and volitions, and who rejoices more than other men in the spirit... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1828 - 324 pages
..." What is a poet ?" asks one well qualified to answer his own question. " He is a man endowed with more lively sensibility, more enthusiasm and tenderness,...and a more comprehensive soul, than are supposed to he common among mankind ; a man pleased with his own passions and volitions, and who rejoices more... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1831 - 338 pages
..." What is a poet ?" asks one well qualified to answer his own question. "He is a man;<;ndowed with more lively sensibility, more enthusiasm and tenderness,...soul, than are supposed to be common among mankind ; a man pleased with his own passions and volitions, and who rejoices more than other men in the spirit... | |
 | 1839 - 538 pages
...of poetry. He describes the poet as " — a man speaking to men : a man, it is true, endowed with a more lively sensibility, more enthusiasm and tenderness,...soul, than are supposed to be common among mankind ; a man pleased with his own passions and volitions, and who rejoices more than other men in the spirit... | |
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