Indeed, so far as the
criticism deals with Wordsworth’s theory of 'poetic diction, it
cannot but strike the reader as carping ; not to mention the
appearance of treachery involved in a theory for which
he himself was commonly held, and, probably, with some justice,
to be, in part, responsible.
criticism deals with Wordsworth’s theory of 'poetic diction, it
cannot but strike the reader as carping ; not to mention the
appearance of treachery involved in a theory for which
he himself was commonly held, and, probably, with some justice,
to be, in part, responsible.
Cambridge History of English Literature - 1908 - v11
