...endeavouring to ascertain what is his duty, or, when his duty is ascertained, prevents him from performing it. The principal object, then, proposed in these Poems...colouring of imagination, whereby ordinary things shonld be presented to the mind in an unusual aspect ; and farther, and above all, to make these incidents...

...duty is ascertained, prevents him from performing it; The principal object, then, proposed in the^e Poems was to choose incidents and situations from...to relate or describe them, throughout, as far as w;is possible in, a selection of language really used by men, and, at the same time, to throw over...

...is his duty, or, when his duty is ascertained, prevents him from performing iL The principal ohject, then, proposed in these Poems was to choose incidents...and situations from common life, and to relate or deserihe them, throughout, as far as was possihle in a selection of language really used hy men, and,...

...of mediaeval poetry. " The principal olycct, then, proposed in these poems was to choose incident* and situations from common life, and to relate or describe them throughout, at far at teat possible, in a selection of language really uted by men, and at the same time to throw...

...eye of a philosopher : — ' The principal object of these poems,' he observes in his Preface, • was to choose incidents and situations from common life, and to relate or describe them, as far as was possible, in a selection of language really used by men ; and at the same lime to throw...

...the eye of a philosopher : — ' The principal object of these poems,' he observes in his Preface, ' was to choose incidents and situations from common life, and to relate or describe them, as far as was possible, in a selection of language really used by men ; and at the same time to throw...

...when his duty is ascertained, prevents him from performing it. The principal ohject, then, proposedjn inted in Italies ; it is eaua descrihe them, throughout, as far as was possihle in r selection of language really used hy men, and...

...the reader with a view of producing pleasure. On this point it is best to let him speak for himself. The principal object, then, proposed in these poems...whereby ordinary things should be presented to the mind injinjinusual aspect ; and further and above all, to make these incidents and situations interesting...

...poetry. In defense of his choice of subjects, he said, " The principal object which I proposed to myself in these poems was to choose incidents and situations from common life. Low and rustic life was generally chosen, because in that condition the essential passions of the heart...

...new school to revert to the ' metaphysical ' principle of mediaeval poetry. " The principal olijcct, then, proposed in these poems was to choose incidents...throw over them a certain colouring of imagination uhereby ordinary things should be presented to the mind in an unusual aspect." The two main points...