An Inquiry Into the Nature and Extent of Poetick License (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from An Inquiry Into the Nature and Extent of Poetick LicenseFrom the force of these descriptions of poeticalenthusiasm, much 1t is to be remarked should be subducted, and attributed to the extravagance of declamatory exaggeration. There isevidentl y displayed under the tissue of figurative language, an ambitious attempt at raising the description to the height of the subject described, and at accommodating it to the elevation of poetical expression. TO a certain degree however they may be ad mitted, for they do not appear so difficult to be reconciled, as\may be at first imagined, with notions which are at present very gene rally allowed. Few persons, it is presumed.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.