,POETRY1 & ,\R ,RELI% = ! ,BEAUTIES ( ,NATURE ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,M>Y ,WOLL/ONECRAFT ,TEXT 3 ,A TA/E = RURAL SC5ES1 9 ! PRES5T /ATE ( SOCIETY1 APPE>S TO BE V]Y (T5 AN >TIFICIAL S5TIM5T1 RA!R 9SPIR$ BY POETRY & ROMANCES1 ?AN A REAL P]CEPTION ( ! BEAUTIES ( NATURE4 ,BUT1 AS IT IS RECKON$ A PRO( ( REF9$ TA/E TO PRAISE ! CALM PLEASURES :I* ! C\NTRY AF=DS1 ! !ME IS NEV] EXHAU/$4 ,YET IT MAY BE MADE A QUE/ION1 :E!R ?IS ROMANTIC K9D ( DECLAMATION1 HAS MU* EFFECT ON ! CONDUCT ( ?OSE1 :O LEAVE1 = A SEASON1 ! CR[D$ CITIES 9 :I* !Y W]E BR$4 ,I HAVE BE5 L$ TO !SE REFLECTIONS1 BY OBS]V+1 :5 ,I HAVE RESID$ = ANY L5G? ( TIME 9 ! C\NTRY1 H[ FEW PEOPLE SEEM TO CONTEMPLATE NATURE ) !IR [N EYES4 ,I HAVE 0BRU%$ ! DEW AWAY0 9 ! MORN+2 BUT1 PAC+ OV] ! PR9TLESS GRASS1 ,I HAVE WOND]$ ?AT1 9 SU* DELIY MAJE/Y1 :IL/ MY EYES ALONE HAIL$ ITS BEAUTIFY+ BEAMS4 ,! WEBS ( ! EV5+ HAVE /ILL BE5 SPREAD ACROSS ! H$G$ PA?1 UNLESS SOME LABOR+ MAN1 TRUDG+ TO WORK1 DI/URB$ ! FAIRY /RUCTURE2 YET1 9 SPITE ( ?IS SUP95ESS1 :5 ,I JO9$ ! SOCIAL CIRCLE1 EV]Y TONGUE RANG *ANGES ON ! PLEASURES ( ! C\NTRY4 ,HAV+ FREQU5TLY HAD OCCASION TO MAKE ! SAME OBS]VATION1 ,I WAS L$ TO 5DEAVOR1 9 ONE ( MY SOLIT>Y RAMBLES1 TO TRACE ! CAUSE1 & LIKEWISE TO 9QUIRE :Y ! POETRY WRITT5 9 ! 9FANCY ( SOCIETY1 IS MO/ NATURAL3 :I*1 /RICTLY SPEAK+ 7= NATURAL IS A V]Y 9DEF9ITE EXPRESSION7 IS M]ELY TO SAY1 ?AT IT IS ! TRANSCRIPT ( IMM$IATE S5SATIONS1 9 ALL !IR NATIVE WILDNESS & SIMPLICITY1 :5 FANCY1 AWAK5$ BY ! SIY COLDLY TO RANSACK ! UND]/&+ OR MEMORY1 TILL ! LABORI\S EF=TS ( JUDGM5T EXCLUDE PRES5T S5SATIONS1 & DAMP ! FIRE ( 5?USIASM4 ,! EFFUSIONS ( A VIGOR\S M9D1 WILL EV] TELL US H[ F> ! UND]/&+ HAS BE5 5L>G$ BY ?\S ON ! SURFACE2 & ! RESULT ( PR(\ND ?9K+1 (T5 MIX+1 ) PLAYFUL GRACE1 9 ! REV]IES ( ! POET1 SMOO?LY 9CORPORATES ) ! EBULLITIONS ( ANIMAL SPIRITS1 :5 ! F9ELY FA%ION$ N]VE VIBRATES ACUTELY ) RAPTURE1 OR :51 RELAX$ BY S(T MELAN*OLY1 A PLEAS+ LANGUOR PROMPTS ! LONG-DRAWN SI<1 & FE$S ! SL[LY FALL+ TE>4 ,! POET1 ! MAN ( /RONG FEEL+S1 GIVES US ONLY AN IMAGE ( HIS M9D1 :5 HE WAS ACTUALLY ALONE1 CONV]S+ ) HIMSELF1 & M>K+ ! IMPRESSION :I* NATURE HAD MADE ON HIS [N HE>T4--,IF1 AT ?IS SACR$ MOM5T1 ! IDEA ( SOME DEP>T$ FRI5D1 SOME T5D] RECOLLECTION :5 ! S\L WAS MO/ ALIVE TO T5D]NESS1 9TRUD$ UNAW>ES 9TO HIS ?\TLESSLY1 YET POETICALLY EXPRESS$--& :O CAN AVOID SYMPA?IZ+8 ,LOVE TO MAN LEADS TO DEVOTION--GR& & SUBLIME IMAGES /RIKE ! IMAG9ATION--,GOD IS SE5 9 EV]Y FLOAT+ CL\D1 & COMES FROM ! MI/Y M\NTA9 TO RECEIVE ! NOBLE/ HOMAGE ( AN 9TELLIG5T CREATURE--PRAISE4 ,H[ SOLEMN IS ! MOM5T1 :5 ALL AFFECTIONS & REMEMBRANCES FADE BE=E ! SUBLIME ADMIRATION :I* ! WISDOM & GOODNESS ( ,GOD 9SPIRES1 :5 HE IS WOR%IP$ 9 A TEMPLE NOT MADE ) H&S1 & ! WORLD SEEMS TO CONTA9 ONLY ! M9D ?AT =M$1 & ! M9D ?AT CONTEMPLATES IT6 ,!SE >E NOT ! WEAK RESPONSES ( C]EMONIAL DEVOTION2 NOR1 TO EXPRESS !M1 W\LD ! POET NE$ ANO!R POET'S AID3 HIS HE>T BURNS )9 HIM1 & HE SPEAKS ! LANGUAGE ( TRU? & NATURE ) RESI/LESS 5]GY4 ,9EQUALITIES1 ( C\RSE1 >E OBS]VABLE 9 HIS EFFUSIONS2 & A LESS VIGOR\S FANCY1 ) MORE TA/E1 W\LD HAVE PRODUC$ MORE ELEGANCE & UNI=MITY2 BUT1 AS PASSAGES >E S(T5$ OR EXPUNG$ DUR+ ! COOL] MOM5TS ( REFLECTION1 ! UND]/&+ IS GRATIFI$ AT ! EXP5CE ( ?OSE 9VOLUNT>Y S5SATIONS1 :I*1 LIKE ! BEAUTE\S T9TS ( AN EV5+ SKY1 >E SO EVANESC5T1 ?AT !Y MELT 9TO NEW =MS BE=E !Y CAN BE ANALYZ$4 ,= H[EV] ELOQU5TLY WE MAY BOA/ ( \R REASON1 MAN MU/ (T5 BE DELIE NOT MADE TO RELI% ! BEAUTIES :I* NATURE1 POETRY1 OR ANY ( ! IMITATIVE >TS1 AF=D4 ,! IMAG]Y ( ! ANCI5TS SEEMS NATURALLY TO HAVE BE5 BORR[$ FROM SURR\ND+ OBJECTS & !IR MY?OLOGY4 ,:5 A H]O IS TO BE TRANSPORT$ FROM ONE PLACE TO ANO!R1 ACROSS PA?LESS WA/ES1 IS ANY VEHICLE SO NATURAL1 AS ONE ( ! FLEECY CL\DS ON :I* ! POET HAS (T5 GAZ$1 SC>CELY CONSCI\S ?AT HE WI%$ TO MAKE IT HIS *>IOT8 ,AGA91 :5 NATURE SEEMS TO PRES5T OB/ACLES TO HIS PROGRESS AT ALMO/ EV]Y /EP1 :5 ! TANGL$ =E/ & /EEP M\NTA9 /& AS B>RI]S1 TO PASS OV] :I* ! M9D LONGS = SUP]NATURAL AID2 AN 9T]POS+ DEITY1 :O WALKS ON ! WAVES1 & RULES ! /ORM1 SEV]ELY FELT 9 ! FIR/ ATTEMPTS TO CULTIVATE A C\NTRY1 WILL RECEIVE FROM ! IMPASSION$ FANCY 0A LOCAL HABITATION & A NAME40 ,IT W\LD BE A PHILOSOPHICAL 9QUIRY1 & ?R[ SOME LI AS \R 9=MATION WILL ALL[ US TO TRACE1 ! SPONTANE\S FEEL+S & IDEAS :I* HAVE PRODUC$ ! IMAGES ?AT N[ FREQU5TLY APPE> UNNATURAL1 BECAUSE !Y >E REMOTE2 & DISGU/+1 BECAUSE !Y HAVE BE5 S]VILELY COPI$ BY POETS1 :OSE HABITS ( ?9K+1 & VIEWS ( NATURE MU/ HAVE BE5 DIFF]5T2 =1 ?\< ! UND]/&+ SELDOM DI/URBS ! CURR5T ( \R PRES5T FEEL+S1 )\T DISSIPAT+ ! GAY CL\DS :I* FANCY HAS BE5 EMBRAC+1 YET IT SIL5TLY GIVES ! COLOR TO ! :OLE T5\R ( !M1 & ! DREAM IS OV]1 :5 TRU? IS GROSSLY VIOLAT$1 OR IMAGES 9TRODUC$1 SELECT$ FROM BOOKS1 & NOT FROM LOCAL MANN]S OR POPUL> PREJUDICES4 ,9 A MORE ADVANC$ /ATE ( CIVILIZATION1 A POET IS RA!R ! CREATURE ( >T1 ?AN ( NATURE4 ,! BOOKS ?AT HE READS 9 HIS Y\?1 BECOME A HOT-B$ 9 :I* >TIFICIAL FRUITS >E PRODUC$1 BEAUTIFUL TO ! COMMON EYE1 ?\< !Y WANT ! TRUE HUE & FLAVOR4 ,HIS IMAGES DO NOT >ISE FROM S5SATIONS2 !Y >E COPIES2 &1 LIKE ! WORKS ( ! PA9T]S :O COPY ANCI5T /ATUES :5 !Y DRAW M5 & WOM5 ( !IR [N TIMES1 WE ACKN[L$GE ?AT ! FEATURES >E F9E1 & ! PROPORTIONS JU/2 YET !Y >E M5 ( /ONE2 9SIPID FIGURES1 ?AT NEV] CONVEY TO ! M9D ! IDEA ( A PORTRAIT TAK5 FROM LIFE1 :]E ! S\L GIVES SPIRIT & HOMOG5EITY TO ! :OLE4 ,! SILK5 W+S ( FANCY >E %RIVEL$ BY RULES2 & A DESIRE ( ATTA9+ ELEGANCE ( DICTION1 OCCASIONS AN ATT5TION TO WORDS1 9COMPATIBLE ) SUBLIME1 IMPASSION$ ?\MLY 9T]E/$4 ,9 ! WORKS ( ! POETS :O FA/5 ON !IR AFFECTIONS1 !Y SEE GROSS] FAULTS1 & ! V]Y IMAGES :I* %OCK !IR TA/E 9 ! MOD]N2 /ILL !Y DO NOT APPE> AS PU]ILE OR EXTR9SIC 9 ONE AS ! O!R4--,:Y8--BECAUSE !Y DID NOT APPE> SO TO ! AU?OR4 ,IT MAY S\ND P>ADOXICAL1 AFT] OBS]V+ ?AT ?OSE PRODUCTIONS WANT VIGOR1 ?AT >E M]ELY ! WORK ( IMITATION1 9 :I* ! UND]/&+ HAS VIOL5TLY DIRECT$1 IF NOT EXT+UI%$1 ! BLAZE ( FANCY1 TO ASS]T1 ?AT1 ?\< G5IUS BE ONLY ANO!R WORD = EXQUISITE S5SIBILITY1 ! FIR/ OBS]V]S ( NATURE1 ! TRUE POETS1 EX]CIS$ !IR UND]/&+ MU* MORE ?AN !IR IMITATORS4 ,BUT !Y EX]CIS$ IT TO DISCRIM9ATE ?+S1 :IL/ !IR FOLL[]S W]E BUSY TO BORR[ S5TIM5TS & >RANGE WORDS4 ,BOYS :O HAVE RECEIV$ A CLASSICAL $UCATION1 LOAD !IR MEMORY ) WORDS1 & ! CORRESPOND5T IDEAS >E P]HAPS NEV] DI/9CTLY COMPREH5D$4 ,AS A PRO( ( ?IS ASS]TION1 ,I MU/ OBS]VE1 ?AT ,I HAVE KN[N MANY Y\NG PEOPLE :O C\LD WRITE TOL]ABLY SMOO? V]SES1 & /R+ EPI!TS PRETTILY TOGE!R1 :5 !IR PROSE !MES %[$ ! B>R5NESS ( !IR M9DS1 & H[ SUP]FICIAL ! CULTIVATION MU/ HAVE BE51 :I* !IR UND]/&+ HAD RECEIV$4 ,DR4 ,JOHNSON1 ,I KN[1 HAS GIV5 A DEF9ITION ( G5IUS1 :I* W\LD OV]TURN MY REASON+1 IF ,I W]E TO ADMIT IT4--,HE IMAG9ES1 ?AT A /RONG M9D1 ACCID5TALLY L$ TO SOME P>TICUL> /UDY 9 :I* IT EXCELS1 IS A G5IUS4--,NOT TO /OP TO 9VE/IGATE ! CAUSES :I* PRODUC$ ?IS HAPPY /R5G? ( M9D1 EXP]I5CE SEEMS TO PROVE1 ?AT ?OSE M9DS HAVE APPE>$ MO/ VIGOR\S1 ?AT HAVE PURSU$ A /UDY1 AFT] NATURE HAD DISCOV]$ A B5T2 = IT W\LD BE ABSURD TO SUPPOSE1 ?AT A SLIS SOMETIMES TO BE ( ! SAME OP9ION 7H[ CONSI/5TLY ,I %ALL NOT N[ 9QUIRE71 ESPECIALLY :5 HE OBS]VES1 0?AT ,?OMSON LOOK$ ON NATURE ) ! EYE :I* %E ONLY GIVES TO A POET40 ,BUT1 ?\< IT %\LD BE ALL[$ ?AT BOOKS MAY PRODUCE SOME POETS1 ,I FE> !Y WILL NEV] BE ! POETS :O *>M \R C>ES TO SLEEP1 OR EXTORT ADMIRATION4 ,!Y MAY DIFFUSE TA/E1 & POLI% ! LANGUAGE2 BUT ,I AM 9CL9$ TO CONCLUDE ?AT !Y WILL SELDOM R\SE ! PASSIONS1 OR AM5D ! HE>T4 ,&1 TO RETURN TO ! FIR/ SUBJECT ( DISCUSSION1 ! REASON :Y MO/ PEOPLE >E MORE 9T]E/$ BY A SC5E DESCRIB$ BY A POET1 ?AN BY A VIEW ( NATURE1 PROBABLY >ISES FROM ! WANT ( A LIVELY IMAG9ATION4 ,! POET CONTRACTS ! PROSPECT1 &1 SELECT+ ! MO/ PICTURESQUE P>T 9 HIS CAM]A1 ! JUDGM5T IS DIRECT$1 & ! :OLE =CE ( ! LANGUID FACULTY TURN$ T[>DS ! OBJECTS :I* EXCIT$ ! MO/ =CIBLE EMOTIONS 9 ! POET'S HE>T2 ! READ] CONSEQU5TLY FEELS ! 5LIV5$ DESCRIPTION1 ?\< HE WAS NOT ABLE TO RECEIVE A FIR/ IMPRESSION FROM ! OP]ATIONS ( HIS [N M9D4 ,BESIDES1 IT MAY BE FUR!R OBS]V$1 ?AT GROSS M9DS >E ONLY TO BE MOV$ BY =CIBLE REPRES5TATIONS4 ,TO R\SE ! ?\DOR TILL HE IS MOCK$ BY A GLIMPSE ( UNATTA9ABLE EXCELL5CE1 APPE> TO !M ! LIE SELDOM TURN$ ON !MSELVES2 CONSEQU5TLY !IR EMOTIONS1 ?\< SOMETIMES F]VID1 >E ALWAYS TRANSI5T1 & ! NIC] P]CEPTIONS :I* DI/+UI% ! MAN ( G5U9E TA/E1 >E NOT FELT1 OR MAKE SU* A SLICELY TO EXCITE ANY PLEASURABLE S5SATIONS4 ,IS IT SURPRIS+ !N ?AT !Y >E (T5 OV]LOOK$1 EV5 BY ?OSE :O >E DELI TO HAVE WIT & TA/E1 DO NOT ALL[ !IR UND]/&+S OR FEEL+S ANY LIB]TY2 =1 9/EAD ( CULTIVAT+ !IR FACULTIES & REFLECT+ ON !IR OP]ATIONS1 !Y >E BUSY COLLECT+ PREJUDICES2 & >E PR$ET]M9$ TO ADMIRE :AT ! SUFFRAGE ( TIME ANN\NCES AS EXCELL5T1 NOT TO /ORE UP A FUND ( AMUSEM5T = !MSELVES1 BUT TO 5ABLE !M TO TALK4 ,!SE H9TS WILL ASSI/ ! READ] TO TRACE SOME ( ! CAUSES :Y ! BEAUTIES ( NATURE >E NOT =CIBLY FELT1 :5 CIVILIZATION1 OR RA!R LUXURY1 HAS MADE CONSID]ABLE ADVANCES--?OSE CALM S5SATIONS >E NOT SUFFICI5TLY LIVELY TO S]VE AS A RELAXATION TO ! VOLUPTU>Y1 OR EV5 TO ! MOD]ATE PURSU] ( >TIFICIAL PLEASURES4 ,9 ! PRES5T /ATE ( SOCIETY1 ! UND]/&+ MU/ BR+ BACK ! FEEL+S TO NATURE1 OR ! S5SIBILITY MU/ HAVE SU* NATIVE /R5G?1 AS RA!R TO BE :ETT$ ?AN DE/ROY$ BY ! /RONG EX]CISES ( PASSION4 ,?AT ! MO/ VALUABLE ?+S >E LIABLE TO ! GREATE/ P]V]SION1 IS H[EV] AS TRITE AS TRUE3--= ! SAME S5SIBILITY1 OR QUICKNESS ( S5SES1 :I* MAKES A MAN RELI% ! TRANQUIL SC5ES ( NATURE1 :5 S5SATION1 RA!R ?AN REASON1 IMP>TS DELID ( VIRTUE 9 ?IS WORLD4 ,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,M>* #a#i1 #bbb 3 ,POETRY1 & ,\R ,RELI% = ! ,BEAUTIES ( ,NATURE -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/WWW4,REVOLT,LIB4COM_/