 ... subjected the minds of the greatest poets in those countries too much to the bondage of definite form; from which the Hebrews were preserved by their abhorrence of idolatry. This abhorrence was almost as strong in our great epic Poet, both from circumstances...  The Ceylon magazine - Page 129Full view - About this book
 | William Wordsworth - 1857 - 472 pages
...abhorrence was almost as strong in our great epic Poet, both from circumstances of his life, and from the constitution of his mind. However imbued the surface...and all things tended in him towards the sublime. Spenser, of a gentler nature, maintained his freedom by aid of his allegorical spirit, at one time... | |
 | Bela Bates Edwards - Theology - 1858 - 516 pages
...was almost as strong in our great epic poet, both from the circumstances of his life, and from the constitution of his mind. However imbued the surface...literature, he was a Hebrew in soul, and all things in him tended towards the sublime." The poetry of the Hebrews is sometimes represented as * See these... | |
 | William [poetical works] Wordsworth - 1870 - 474 pages
...abhorrence was almost as strong in our great epic Poet, both from circumstances of his life, and from the constitution of his mind. However imbued the surface...and all things tended in him towards the sublime. Spenser, of a gentler nature, maintained his freedom by aid of his allegorical spirit, at one time... | |
 | Apologetics - 1871 - 494 pages
...for which He who made them often receives no thanksgiving.5 Wordsworth's criticism of Milton, that, " however imbued the surface might be with classical literature, he was a Hebrew in soul," is true of very much that is most inspiring and most durable in our modern poetry. The " Ode on Immortality... | |
 | William [poetical works] Wordsworth - 1872 - 584 pages
...abhorrence was almost as strong in our great epic poet, both from circumstances of his life, and from the constitution of his mind. However imbued the surface...and all things tended in him towards the sublime. Spenser, of a gentler nature, maintained his freedom by aid of his allegorical spirit, at one lime... | |
 | William Wordsworth - English literature - 1876 - 366 pages
...abhorrence was almost as strong in our great epic Poet, both from circumstances of his life, and from the constitution of his mind. However imbued the surface...classical literature, he was a Hebrew in soul ; and all * Charles Lamb upon the genius of Hogarth. ' things tended in him towards the sublime. Spenser, of... | |
 | William [poetical works] Wordsworth - 1880 - 676 pages
...abhorrence was almost as strong in our great epic poet, both from circumstances of his life, and from the constitution of his mind. However imbued the surface...and all things tended in him towards the sublime. Spenser, of a gentler nature, maintained his freedom by aid of his allegorical spirit, at one time... | |
 | Austin Phelps - Preaching - 1882 - 384 pages
...passage in Jeremiah." LBCT. xvi.] THE BIBLE IN MODERN POETRY. 241 Wordsworth's criticism of Milton, that, "however imbued the surface might be with classical literature, he was a Hebrew in soul," is true of very much that is most inspiring and most durable in our modern poetry. Wordsworth's " Ode... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1889 - 284 pages
...1815, Wordsworth says : " However imbued the surface might be.with classical literature, he [Milton] was a Hebrew in soul; and all things tended in him towards the sublime. Spenser, of a gentler nature, maintained his freedom by aid of his allegorical spirit, at one time... | |
 | George M. Stone - Bible - 1890 - 208 pages
...poem on ' Darkness' was founded on a passage in Jeremiah.' "Wordsworth's criticism of Milton, that, ' however imbued the surface might be with classical literature, he was a Hebrew in soul,' is true of very much that is most inspiring and most durable in our modern poetry. Wordsworth's ' Ode... | |
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