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... existence of a spirit in wild nature which existed independent of men's minds , but which reflected the same stirrings as moved humanity ; it was the idea of the mind being in accord with the spirit of nature which so inspired him ...
... existence of a spirit in wild nature which existed independent of men's minds , but which reflected the same stirrings as moved humanity ; it was the idea of the mind being in accord with the spirit of nature which so inspired him ...
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... existence or not seemed to depend the credibility of Christianity . To Cowper it was otherwise : the whole universe was a miracle . He recognised what the philosophers called the laws of nature , but these to him were proof of the existence ...
... existence or not seemed to depend the credibility of Christianity . To Cowper it was otherwise : the whole universe was a miracle . He recognised what the philosophers called the laws of nature , but these to him were proof of the existence ...
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... existence of two worlds , the ideal world of the imagination , and the world of here - and - now ; and a philosophy which embraces the former without taking into account the latter simply will not do . We know that the poem was preceded ...
... existence of two worlds , the ideal world of the imagination , and the world of here - and - now ; and a philosophy which embraces the former without taking into account the latter simply will not do . We know that the poem was preceded ...
Contents
Acknowledgements | 6 |
List of Illustrations | 7 |
The Age of Romanticism | 9 |
Copyright | |
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