...pathos. He deals only with familiar feelings and affections. But if poetry is " a criticism of life and the greatness of a poet lies in his powerful and beautiful...application of ideas to life, to the question how to live," to Thackeray must be assigned a high place' among the poets of the century. His theme is life as it...

...in essence, a criticism of life ; that the true poet has ever before him the question how to live ; that the greatness of a poet lies in his powerful and beautiful application of ideas to life. The same question, which in as great a degree engages the mind of the ethical and religious teacher,...

...Poems of Wordsworth." Chosen and edited by Matthew Arnold. " Golden Treasury Scries," Macmillan, 1879. to this : that poetry is at bottom a criticism of...of ideas to life — to the question, How to live." At first sight this definition will strike most people as a paradox. It would be scarcely less startling...

...moral makes hardly any difference, because human life itself is in so preponderating a degree moral. It is important, therefore, to hold fast to this :...a narrow and false fashion, they are bound up with нз systems of thought and belief which have had their day, they are fallen into the hands of pedants...

...to read the following account of poetry given in the preface to his Selections from Wordsworth : " It is important, therefore, to hold fast to this :...ideas to life — to the question : How to live." At first sight this definition will strike most people as a paradox. It would be scarcely less startling...

...moral makes hardly any difference, because human life itself is in so preponderating a degree moral. It is important, therefore, to hold fast to this:...his powerful and beautiful application of ideas to life,—to the question : How to live. Morals are often treated in a narrow and false fashion, they...

...pathos. He deals only with familiar feelings and affections. But if poetry is " a criticism of life and the greatness of a poet lies in his powerful and beautiful...application of ideas to life, to the question how to live," to Thackeray must be assigned a high place among the poets of the century. His theme is life as it...

...He deals ' only with familiar feelings and affections. But if ; poetry 'is "a criticism of life and the greatness of a poet lies in his powerful and beautiful...application of ideas to life, to the question how to live," to Thackeray must be assigned a high place among the poets of the century. His theme is life as it...

...poetry." — BW Church. " It is important to hold fast to this: poetry is at bottom a criticism of life ; the greatness of a poet lies in his powerful and beautiful...of ideas to life, — to the question, How to live. Wordsworth deals with life, because he deals with that in which life really consists. Wordsworth deals...

...Church. " It is important to hold fast to this: poetry is at bottom a criticism of life : the jrreatness of a poet lies in his powerful and beautiful application...of ideas to life,— to the question, How to live. Wordsworth deals with life, because he deals with that in which life really consists. Wordsworth deals...