...instrument of vice, the pander of bad passions ; but, when genius thus stoops, it dims its fires, and parts with much of its power ; and, even when poetry...passages true to our moral nature, often escape in an immoraJ work, and show us how hard it is for a gifted spirit to divorce itself wholly from what is...

...she cannot wholly forget her true vocation. Strtiins of pure feeling, touches of tenderness, image? of innocent happiness, sympathies with suffering virtue,...scorn or indignation at the hollowness of the world, pa.-Miges true to our moral nature, often escupe in an inir moral work, and show us how hard it is...

...instrument of vice, the pander of bad passions : but, when genius thus stoops, it dims its fires, and parts with much of its power ; and, even when poetry is enslaved to licentiousness or misanPOl] CYCLOPEDIA OF LITERATURE thropy, she cannot wholly forget her true vocation. Strains of pure...

...cases of perverted and injured talent, (to adopt the language of an eloquent defender of poetry.) " strains of pure feeling, touches of tenderness, images...escape in an immoral work, and show us how hard it is for a gifted spirit to divorce itself wholly from what is good." It is chiefly in the lower forms...

...instrument of vice, the pander of bad passions, but, when genius thus stoops, it dims its fires, and parts with much of its power ; and, even when poetry...tenderness, images of innocent happiness, sympathies with what is good in our nature, bursts of scorn or indignation at the hollowness of the world, passages...

...instrument of vice, the pander of bad passions; but when genius thus stoops, it dims its fires, and parts with much of its power; and even when poetry...of pure feeling, touches of tenderness, images of innoeent happiness, sympathies with suffering virtue, bursts of scorn or Indignation at the hollowness...

...its fires, and parts with much of it» power ; and even when Poetry is enslaved to licentiousness and misanthropy, she cannot wholly forge't her true vocation....tenderness, images of innocent happiness, sympathies with what is good in our nature, bursts of scorn or indignation at the hollowness of the world, passages...

...what is good in our nature, bursts of scorn or indignation at the hollowness of the world*passages true to our moral nature, often escape in an immoral work, and show how hard it is for a gifted spirit to divorce itself wholly from what is good. Poetry has a natural...

...instrumur.1 of vice, the pander of bad passions ; but when genius thus , sloops, it dims its fires, and parts with much of its power ; and even when Poetry is enslaved to licentiousness and misanthropy, she cannot wholly forget her true vocation. Strains of pure feeling, touches of tenderness,...

...instrument of vice, the pander of bad passions ; but, when genius thus stoops, it dims its fires and parts with much of its power ; and, even when poetry...escape in an immoral work, and show us how hard it is for a gifted spirit to divorce itself wholly from what is good. Poetry has a natural alliance with...