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1、referencecollectioibookkansascitypubliclibrarykansascity,missouriSTACKSREF821S545dShelley,PercyBysshe,1792-1822.enA.defenceofpoetry,[1904]ADEFENCEOFPOETRYADEFENCEOFPOETRYPERCYBYSSHESHELLEYEDITEDBYMRS.SHELLEYREPRINTEDFROMTHEEDITIONOFMDCCCXLVTHEBOBBS-MERFttLCOMPANYINDIANAPOLISCopyright1904byTheBo
2、bbs-MerrillCompanyReferencePNI03.SfcPREFACEBYTHEEDITOR.]Efind,intheverseofapoet,"therecordofthebestandhappiestmomentsofthebestandhappiestminds/'*Butthisisnotenoughwedesiretoknowtheman.Wedesiretolearnhowmuchofthesensibilityandim-aginationthatanimateshispoetrywasfoundedonheartfeltpassion,andpuri-
3、andelevationofcharacter;whetherty,thepathosandthefireemanatedfromandapoweroftransitoryinspirationweavingwordstouchingly;orwhetherthepoetacknowledgedthemightofhisartinhisinmostsoul;andwhether+"ADefenceofPoetry/'5CITY(MO.)PUBLICUBRARJRdD6817O74hisnervesthrilledtothetouchofemotion.Ledbysuchcuri-ge
4、neroushowmanyvolumeshavebeenosity,filledwiththelifeoftheScottishandtheEnglishpeer;weplough-boywelcomewithdelighteveryfactwhichprovesthatthepatriotismandtender-nessexpressedinthesongsofBurns,sprungfromanobleandgentleheart;andweporeovereachletterthatwewillthatthemelancholyexpecttestifyandtheunbri
5、dledpassionthatdarkensByron'sverse,flowedfromasoulde-vouredbyakeensusceptibilitytointensestlove,andindignantbrood-overthedoneandsufferedingsinjuriesbyman.LettheloversofShelley'sofhisforabroth-poetryaspirationserhoodoflove,histenderbewaiiingsfromatoosensitivespringingspirithissympathywithwoe,his
6、adorationofbeauty,asexpressedinhispoetry;turntothesepagestogatherproofofandtobecomeacquaintedsincerity,withtheformthatsuchgentlesym-6woreinpathiesandloftyaspirationsprivatelife."ADefenceofPoetry"istheonlyentirelyfinishedproseworkShelleyleft.Inthiswefindthereverencewithwhichheregardedhisart.Wedi
7、scernhispowerofclosereasoning,andtheunityofhisviewsofhumannature.Thelanguageisimaginativebutnotflowery;theperiodshaveanintonationfullofmajestyandgrace;andtheharmonyofthestylebeingunitedtomelodiousthought,amusicresults,thatswellsup
