 Coleridge, to many people, and often I have heard the complaint, seemed to wander; and he seemed then to wander the most when, in fact, his resistance to the wandering instinct was greatest — viz. when the compass and huge circuit, by which his illustrations...  Hogg's Instructor - Page 1561852Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - Critics - 1835 - 372 pages
...most, when, in fact, his resistance to the wandering instinct was greatest, — viz., when the tompass and huge circuit by which his illustrations moved,...did not see their relations to the dominant theme. * * * * However, I can assert, upon my long and intimate knowledge of Coleridge's mind, that logic... | |
 | Ireland - 1835 - 726 pages
...have heard the complaint, seemed to wander ; and he seemed then to wander the most when in fact his resistance to the wandering instinct was greatest...people had lost him, and naturally enough supposed that be had lost himself. They continued to admire the separate beauty of the thoughts, but did not see... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - Critics - 1835 - 410 pages
...heard the complaint — seemed to wander ; and he seemed then to wander the most, when, in fact, his resistance to the wandering instinct was greatest,...coming round commenced, most people had lost him, anil naturally enougn supposed that he had lost himself. They continued to admire the separate beauty... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1835 - 364 pages
...heard the complaint — seemed to wander; and he seemed then to wander the most, when, in fact, his resistance to the wandering instinct was greatest,...before this coming round commenced, most people had a 3 lost him, and naturally enough supposed that he had lost himself. They continued to admire the... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1835 - 742 pages
...heard the complaint — seemed to wander; and he seemed then to wander the most, when, in fact, his resistance to the wandering instinct was greatest,...before this coming round commenced, most people had a 3 lost him, and naturally enough supposed that he had lost himself. They continued to admire the... | |
 | 1835 - 742 pages
...have heard the complaint, seemed to wander ; and he seemed then to wander the most when in fact his resistance to the wandering instinct was greatest...illustrations moved, travelled farthest into remote regions, hefore they hegan to revolve. Long hefore this coming round commenced, most people had lost him, and... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - Anecdotes - 1836 - 402 pages
...heard the complaint — seemed to wander ; and he seemed then to wander the most, when, in fact, his resistance to the wandering instinct was greatest,...did not see their relations to the dominant theme. * * * * However, I can assert, PREFACE. Xlll upon my^long and intimate knowledge of Coleridge's mind,... | |
 | American periodicals - 1866 - 956 pages
...have heard the complaint, seemed to wander ; and he seemed then to wander the most when in fact his resistance to the wandering instinct was greatest,...had lost him, and naturally enough supposed that he nad lost himself. They continued to admire the separate beauty of the thoughts, but did not see their... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - English essays - 1844 - 622 pages
...hearer was often very great ; and that, when he got into his ' huge circuit ' and large illustrations, most people had lost him, and naturally enough supposed that he had lost himself." Nay, speaking to this very point, of the ease or difficulty of " carrying away " any definite notions... | |
 | Christianity - 1844 - 776 pages
...hearer was often very great ; and that, when he got into his " huge circuit" and large illustrations, most people had lost him, and naturally enough supposed that he had lost himself.' Nay, speaking to this very point, of the ease or difficulty of ' carrying away ' any definite notions... | |
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