Escritas

Poems List

That willing suspension of disbelief for the moment, which constitutes poetic faith.

Biographia Literaria (1817) ch. 14

1

The dwarf sees farther than the giant, when he has the giant’s shoulder to mount on.

The Friend (1818) vol. 2 ‘On the Principles of Political Knowledge’; see Bernard 32:10, Newton 250:15

2

He who begins by loving Christianity better than Truth will proceed by loving his own sect or church better than Christianity, and end by loving himself better than all.

Aids to Reflection (1825) ‘Moral and Religious Aphorisms’ no. 25

2

The primary imagination I hold to be the living Power and prime Agent of all human Perception, and as a repetition in the finite mind of the eternal act of creation in the infinite I AM.

Biographia Literaria (1817) ch. 13

2

Well, they are gone, and here must I remain,

This lime-tree bower my prison!

1

A sadder and a wiser man,

He rose the morrow morn.

He prayeth well, who loveth well

Both man and bird and beast.

2

Like one, that on a lonesome road

Doth walk in fear and dread,

2

Oh Sleep! it is a gentle thing,

Beloved from pole to pole.

1

And a thousand thousand slimy things

Lived on; and so did I.

2

Comments (0)

ShareOn Facebook WhatsApp X
Log in to post a comment.

NoComments

Samuel Taylor Coleridge was a seminal figure in English literature, a poet, literary critic, and philosopher who played a crucial role in the development of Romanticism. Born in Ottery St Mary, Devon, in 1772, his poetic work, notably "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" and "Kubla Khan", is celebrated for its vivid imagination and ethereal lyricism. Coleridge was also an influential literary critic, whose ideas on imagination and the relationship between the poet and nature shaped later literary theory. He collaborated with William Wordsworth on the publication "Lyrical Ballads", a landmark of Romanticism. His philosophical and theological reflections, though sometimes obscure, reveal a profound and inquisitive mind. His life was marked by health problems and opium addiction, which affected his productivity and stability. Samuel Taylor Coleridge passed away in 1834, leaving a lasting legacy in poetry and criticism.