...which exists in thought, or action, not our own. A man, to be greatly good, must imagine intensely and comprehensively ; he must put himself in the place of another, and many others ; the pains and pleasures of his species must become his own. The great instrument of moral...

...idea of his pleasures and pains'' (Enquirer 298). „A man, to be greatly good. must imagine intensely and comprehensively; he must put himself in the place...and pleasures of his species must become his own" (A Defence of Poetry). Selbstliehe schließt Tugend aus. Der Mensch ist von Natur fähig, Uneigennützigkeit...

...Their relation to morals can only be expressed in the words of Shelley, who put the truth best ; ' the great instrument of moral good is the imagination, and poetry administers to the effect by acting on the cause.' Spenser, too, and Shakespeare, were often moved not by high ethical purpose, but by...

...exists in thought, action," or pefspffjjiot oiir "own" A man, to be greatly good, must imagine intensely and comprehensively ; he must put himself in the place...and poetry administers to the effect by acting upon th^_cause) Poetry enlarges tiEe"~~circumference of the imagination by replenishing it with thoughts...

...imagine intensely and comprehensively ; VT"** ' he must put himself in the place of another and of f many others ; the pains and pleasures of his species...administers to the effect by acting upon the cause. Poetry en-- , •' larges the circumference of the imagination by replenishing it with thoughts of ever new...

...exists in thought, action, or person, not our own. A man^tQ_be^reatly/ •good, must imagine intensely and comprehensively ; he must put himself in the place...pleasures of his species must become his own. The great instrument_oj moral good is the jimafiinatjon ; and poetry administers to the effect by acting upon...

...upon a misconception of the manner in which poetry acts to produce the moral improvement of man. . . . The great instrument of moral good is the imagination ; and poetry administers to the effect by actingj upon the cause. . . .' * Poetry strengthens the faculty \ which is the organ of the moral nature...

...exists in thought, action, or person, not our own. A man to be greatly good, must imagine intensely and comprehensively ; he must put himself in the place...instrument of moral good is the imagination ; and poetry f. 64 v rev. administers to the effect by acting upon the cause. Poetry enlarges the circumference...

...thought, action, or person [? passion], not our own. A man to be greatly good, must imagine intensely and comprehensively ; he must put himself in the place...and pleasures of his species must become his own." — Shelley : " Defence of Poetry." Exquisitely applicable to Shelley himself, this is no less exquisitely...

...thought, action, or person [? passion], not our own. A man to be greatly good, must imagine intensely and comprehensively; he must put himself in the place...pains and pleasures of his species must become his own."—Shelley: "Defence of Poetry." Exquisitely applicable to Shelley himself, this is no less exquisitely...