Chapter I · Chapter 1

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From this reading The publication of the _Lyrical Ballads_ in 1798, and of Wordsworth’s Preface to the second edition in 1800, show the Romantic Movement grown conscious and deliberate, with results that have coloured the whole stream of English poetry and criticism ever since.

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From this reading The publication of the _Lyrical Ballads_ in 1798, and of Wordsworth’s Preface to the second edition in 1800, show the Romantic Movement grown conscious and deliberate, with results that have coloured the whole stream of English poetry and criticism ever since.

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From this reading _The present selection of English Critical Essays (Nineteenth Century) was first published in ‘The World’s Classics’ in 1916 and reprinted in 1919, 1920, 1921, 1924 and 1928._ The essays here brought together are meant to illustrate English literary criticism during the nineteenth century.

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From this reading _The present selection of English Critical Essays (Nineteenth Century) was first published in ‘The World’s Classics’ in 1916 and reprinted in 1919, 1920, 1921, 1924 and 1928._ The essays here brought together are meant to illustrate English literary criticism during the nineteenth century.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _The present selection of English Critical Essays (Nineteenth Century) was first published in ‘The World’s Classics’ in 1916 and reprinted in 1919, 1920, 1921, 1924 and 1928._ The essays here brought together are meant to illustrate English literary criticism during the nineteenth century.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _The present selection of English Critical Essays (Nineteenth Century) was first published in ‘The World’s Classics’ in 1916 and reprinted in 1919, 1920, 1921, 1924 and 1928._ The essays here brought together are meant to illustrate English literary criticism during the nineteenth century.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _The present selection of English Critical Essays (Nineteenth Century) was first published in ‘The World’s Classics’ in 1916 and reprinted in 1919, 1920, 1921, 1924 and 1928._ The essays here brought together are meant to illustrate English literary criticism during the nineteenth century.

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From this reading _The present selection of English Critical Essays (Nineteenth Century) was first published in ‘The World’s Classics’ in 1916 and reprinted in 1919, 1920, 1921, 1924 and 1928._ The essays here brought together are meant to illustrate English literary criticism during the nineteenth century.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A companion volume representative of Renaissance and Neo-classic criticism will, it is hoped, be issued at a future date.

Having no one else present.

From this reading Meanwhile this volume may well go forth alone.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading For the nineteenth century forms an epoch in English literature whose beginnings are more clearly defined than those of most literary epochs.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _The present selection of English Critical Essays (Nineteenth Century) was first published in ‘The World’s Classics’ in 1916 and reprinted in 1919, 1920, 1921, 1924 and 1928._ The essays here brought together are meant to illustrate English literary criticism during the nineteenth century.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading _The present selection of English Critical Essays (Nineteenth Century) was first published in ‘The World’s Classics’ in 1916 and reprinted in 1919, 1920, 1921, 1924 and 1928._ The essays here brought together are meant to illustrate English literary criticism during the nineteenth century.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading A companion volume representative of Renaissance and Neo-classic criticism will, it is hoped, be issued at a future date.

plural of “ballad” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

From this reading The publication of the _Lyrical Ballads_ in 1798, and of Wordsworth’s Preface to the second edition in 1800, show the Romantic Movement grown conscious and deliberate, with results that have coloured the whole stream of English poetry and criticism ever since.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading A companion volume representative of Renaissance and Neo-classic criticism will, it is hoped, be issued at a future date.

plural of “beginning” — the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading For the nineteenth century forms an epoch in English literature whose beginnings are more clearly defined than those of most literary epochs.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading _The present selection of English Critical Essays (Nineteenth Century) was first published in ‘The World’s Classics’ in 1916 and reprinted in 1919, 1920, 1921, 1924 and 1928._ The essays here brought together are meant to illustrate English literary criticism during the nineteenth century.

a period of 100 years

From this reading _The present selection of English Critical Essays (Nineteenth Century) was first published in ‘The World’s Classics’ in 1916 and reprinted in 1919, 1920, 1921, 1924 and 1928._ The essays here brought together are meant to illustrate English literary criticism during the nineteenth century.

study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome

From this reading _The present selection of English Critical Essays (Nineteenth Century) was first published in ‘The World’s Classics’ in 1916 and reprinted in 1919, 1920, 1921, 1924 and 1928._ The essays here brought together are meant to illustrate English literary criticism during the nineteenth century.

without doubt or question

From this reading For the nineteenth century forms an epoch in English literature whose beginnings are more clearly defined than those of most literary epochs.

having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination

From this reading The publication of the _Lyrical Ballads_ in 1798, and of Wordsworth’s Preface to the second edition in 1800, show the Romantic Movement grown conscious and deliberate, with results that have coloured the whole stream of English poetry and criticism ever since.

a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading A companion volume representative of Renaissance and Neo-classic criticism will, it is hoped, be issued at a future date.

intentionally conceived

From this reading The publication of the _Lyrical Ballads_ in 1798, and of Wordsworth’s Preface to the second edition in 1800, show the Romantic Movement grown conscious and deliberate, with results that have coloured the whole stream of English poetry and criticism ever since.

marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws

From this reading _The present selection of English Critical Essays (Nineteenth Century) was first published in ‘The World’s Classics’ in 1916 and reprinted in 1919, 1920, 1921, 1924 and 1928._ The essays here brought together are meant to illustrate English literary criticism during the nineteenth century.

disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings

From this reading _The present selection of English Critical Essays (Nineteenth Century) was first published in ‘The World’s Classics’ in 1916 and reprinted in 1919, 1920, 1921, 1924 and 1928._ The essays here brought together are meant to illustrate English literary criticism during the nineteenth century.

the specified day of the month

From this reading A companion volume representative of Renaissance and Neo-classic criticism will, it is hoped, be issued at a future date.

clearly characterized or delimited

From this reading For the nineteenth century forms an epoch in English literature whose beginnings are more clearly defined than those of most literary epochs.

carefully thought out in advance

From this reading The publication of the _Lyrical Ballads_ in 1798, and of Wordsworth’s Preface to the second edition in 1800, show the Romantic Movement grown conscious and deliberate, with results that have coloured the whole stream of English poetry and criticism ever since.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading _The present selection of English Critical Essays (Nineteenth Century) was first published in ‘The World’s Classics’ in 1916 and reprinted in 1919, 1920, 1921, 1924 and 1928._ The essays here brought together are meant to illustrate English literary criticism during the nineteenth century.

the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published

From this reading The publication of the _Lyrical Ballads_ in 1798, and of Wordsworth’s Preface to the second edition in 1800, show the Romantic Movement grown conscious and deliberate, with results that have coloured the whole stream of English poetry and criticism ever since.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading _The present selection of English Critical Essays (Nineteenth Century) was first published in ‘The World’s Classics’ in 1916 and reprinted in 1919, 1920, 1921, 1924 and 1928._ The essays here brought together are meant to illustrate English literary criticism during the nineteenth century.

a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event

From this reading For the nineteenth century forms an epoch in English literature whose beginnings are more clearly defined than those of most literary epochs.

plural of “epoch” — a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event

From this reading For the nineteenth century forms an epoch in English literature whose beginnings are more clearly defined than those of most literary epochs.

plural of “essay” — an analytic or interpretive literary composition

From this reading _The present selection of English Critical Essays (Nineteenth Century) was first published in ‘The World’s Classics’ in 1916 and reprinted in 1919, 1920, 1921, 1924 and 1928._ The essays here brought together are meant to illustrate English literary criticism during the nineteenth century.

at any time

From this reading The publication of the _Lyrical Ballads_ in 1798, and of Wordsworth’s Preface to the second edition in 1800, show the Romantic Movement grown conscious and deliberate, with results that have coloured the whole stream of English poetry and criticism ever since.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading _The present selection of English Critical Essays (Nineteenth Century) was first published in ‘The World’s Classics’ in 1916 and reprinted in 1919, 1920, 1921, 1924 and 1928._ The essays here brought together are meant to illustrate English literary criticism during the nineteenth century.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For the nineteenth century forms an epoch in English literature whose beginnings are more clearly defined than those of most literary epochs.

plural of “form” — the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading For the nineteenth century forms an epoch in English literature whose beginnings are more clearly defined than those of most literary epochs.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Meanwhile this volume may well go forth alone.

yet to be or coming

From this reading A companion volume representative of Renaissance and Neo-classic criticism will, it is hoped, be issued at a future date.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Meanwhile this volume may well go forth alone.

(of animals) fully developed

From this reading The publication of the _Lyrical Ballads_ in 1798, and of Wordsworth’s Preface to the second edition in 1800, show the Romantic Movement grown conscious and deliberate, with results that have coloured the whole stream of English poetry and criticism ever since.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The publication of the _Lyrical Ballads_ in 1798, and of Wordsworth’s Preface to the second edition in 1800, show the Romantic Movement grown conscious and deliberate, with results that have coloured the whole stream of English poetry and criticism ever since.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading _The present selection of English Critical Essays (Nineteenth Century) was first published in ‘The World’s Classics’ in 1916 and reprinted in 1919, 1920, 1921, 1924 and 1928._ The essays here brought together are meant to illustrate English literary criticism during the nineteenth century.

past form of “hope” — expect and wish

From this reading A companion volume representative of Renaissance and Neo-classic criticism will, it is hoped, be issued at a future date.

clarify by giving an example of

From this reading _The present selection of English Critical Essays (Nineteenth Century) was first published in ‘The World’s Classics’ in 1916 and reprinted in 1919, 1920, 1921, 1924 and 1928._ The essays here brought together are meant to illustrate English literary criticism during the nineteenth century.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _The present selection of English Critical Essays (Nineteenth Century) was first published in ‘The World’s Classics’ in 1916 and reprinted in 1919, 1920, 1921, 1924 and 1928._ The essays here brought together are meant to illustrate English literary criticism during the nineteenth century.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading A companion volume representative of Renaissance and Neo-classic criticism will, it is hoped, be issued at a future date.

past form of “issue” — prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

From this reading A companion volume representative of Renaissance and Neo-classic criticism will, it is hoped, be issued at a future date.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading A companion volume representative of Renaissance and Neo-classic criticism will, it is hoped, be issued at a future date.

of or relating to or characteristic of literature

From this reading _The present selection of English Critical Essays (Nineteenth Century) was first published in ‘The World’s Classics’ in 1916 and reprinted in 1919, 1920, 1921, 1924 and 1928._ The essays here brought together are meant to illustrate English literary criticism during the nineteenth century.

creative writing of recognized artistic value

From this reading For the nineteenth century forms an epoch in English literature whose beginnings are more clearly defined than those of most literary epochs.

suitable for or suggestive of singing

From this reading The publication of the _Lyrical Ballads_ in 1798, and of Wordsworth’s Preface to the second edition in 1800, show the Romantic Movement grown conscious and deliberate, with results that have coloured the whole stream of English poetry and criticism ever since.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Meanwhile this volume may well go forth alone.

inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading _The present selection of English Critical Essays (Nineteenth Century) was first published in ‘The World’s Classics’ in 1916 and reprinted in 1919, 1920, 1921, 1924 and 1928._ The essays here brought together are meant to illustrate English literary criticism during the nineteenth century.

at the same time but in another place

From this reading Meanwhile this volume may well go forth alone.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading For the nineteenth century forms an epoch in English literature whose beginnings are more clearly defined than those of most literary epochs.

used to form the superlative

From this reading For the nineteenth century forms an epoch in English literature whose beginnings are more clearly defined than those of most literary epochs.

a change of position that does not entail a change of location

From this reading The publication of the _Lyrical Ballads_ in 1798, and of Wordsworth’s Preface to the second edition in 1800, show the Romantic Movement grown conscious and deliberate, with results that have coloured the whole stream of English poetry and criticism ever since.

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From this reading A companion volume representative of Renaissance and Neo-classic criticism will, it is hoped, be issued at a future date.

coming next after the eighteenth in position

From this reading _The present selection of English Critical Essays (Nineteenth Century) was first published in ‘The World’s Classics’ in 1916 and reprinted in 1919, 1920, 1921, 1924 and 1928._ The essays here brought together are meant to illustrate English literary criticism during the nineteenth century.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _The present selection of English Critical Essays (Nineteenth Century) was first published in ‘The World’s Classics’ in 1916 and reprinted in 1919, 1920, 1921, 1924 and 1928._ The essays here brought together are meant to illustrate English literary criticism during the nineteenth century.

literature in metrical form

From this reading The publication of the _Lyrical Ballads_ in 1798, and of Wordsworth’s Preface to the second edition in 1800, show the Romantic Movement grown conscious and deliberate, with results that have coloured the whole stream of English poetry and criticism ever since.

a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book

From this reading The publication of the _Lyrical Ballads_ in 1798, and of Wordsworth’s Preface to the second edition in 1800, show the Romantic Movement grown conscious and deliberate, with results that have coloured the whole stream of English poetry and criticism ever since.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading _The present selection of English Critical Essays (Nineteenth Century) was first published in ‘The World’s Classics’ in 1916 and reprinted in 1919, 1920, 1921, 1924 and 1928._ The essays here brought together are meant to illustrate English literary criticism during the nineteenth century.

a copy of a printed work offered for distribution

From this reading The publication of the _Lyrical Ballads_ in 1798, and of Wordsworth’s Preface to the second edition in 1800, show the Romantic Movement grown conscious and deliberate, with results that have coloured the whole stream of English poetry and criticism ever since.

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading _The present selection of English Critical Essays (Nineteenth Century) was first published in ‘The World’s Classics’ in 1916 and reprinted in 1919, 1920, 1921, 1924 and 1928._ The essays here brought together are meant to illustrate English literary criticism during the nineteenth century.

the period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world; a cultural rebirth from the 14th through the middle of the 17th centuries

From this reading A companion volume representative of Renaissance and Neo-classic criticism will, it is hoped, be issued at a future date.

a person who represents others

From this reading A companion volume representative of Renaissance and Neo-classic criticism will, it is hoped, be issued at a future date.

past form of “reprint” — print anew

From this reading _The present selection of English Critical Essays (Nineteenth Century) was first published in ‘The World’s Classics’ in 1916 and reprinted in 1919, 1920, 1921, 1924 and 1928._ The essays here brought together are meant to illustrate English literary criticism during the nineteenth century.

plural of “result” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading The publication of the _Lyrical Ballads_ in 1798, and of Wordsworth’s Preface to the second edition in 1800, show the Romantic Movement grown conscious and deliberate, with results that have coloured the whole stream of English poetry and criticism ever since.

belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts

From this reading The publication of the _Lyrical Ballads_ in 1798, and of Wordsworth’s Preface to the second edition in 1800, show the Romantic Movement grown conscious and deliberate, with results that have coloured the whole stream of English poetry and criticism ever since.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading The publication of the _Lyrical Ballads_ in 1798, and of Wordsworth’s Preface to the second edition in 1800, show the Romantic Movement grown conscious and deliberate, with results that have coloured the whole stream of English poetry and criticism ever since.

the act of choosing or selecting

From this reading _The present selection of English Critical Essays (Nineteenth Century) was first published in ‘The World’s Classics’ in 1916 and reprinted in 1919, 1920, 1921, 1924 and 1928._ The essays here brought together are meant to illustrate English literary criticism during the nineteenth century.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading The publication of the _Lyrical Ballads_ in 1798, and of Wordsworth’s Preface to the second edition in 1800, show the Romantic Movement grown conscious and deliberate, with results that have coloured the whole stream of English poetry and criticism ever since.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading The publication of the _Lyrical Ballads_ in 1798, and of Wordsworth’s Preface to the second edition in 1800, show the Romantic Movement grown conscious and deliberate, with results that have coloured the whole stream of English poetry and criticism ever since.

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading The publication of the _Lyrical Ballads_ in 1798, and of Wordsworth’s Preface to the second edition in 1800, show the Romantic Movement grown conscious and deliberate, with results that have coloured the whole stream of English poetry and criticism ever since.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading For the nineteenth century forms an epoch in English literature whose beginnings are more clearly defined than those of most literary epochs.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The publication of the _Lyrical Ballads_ in 1798, and of Wordsworth’s Preface to the second edition in 1800, show the Romantic Movement grown conscious and deliberate, with results that have coloured the whole stream of English poetry and criticism ever since.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _The present selection of English Critical Essays (Nineteenth Century) was first published in ‘The World’s Classics’ in 1916 and reprinted in 1919, 1920, 1921, 1924 and 1928._ The essays here brought together are meant to illustrate English literary criticism during the nineteenth century.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Meanwhile this volume may well go forth alone.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading For the nineteenth century forms an epoch in English literature whose beginnings are more clearly defined than those of most literary epochs.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _The present selection of English Critical Essays (Nineteenth Century) was first published in ‘The World’s Classics’ in 1916 and reprinted in 1919, 1920, 1921, 1924 and 1928._ The essays here brought together are meant to illustrate English literary criticism during the nineteenth century.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading _The present selection of English Critical Essays (Nineteenth Century) was first published in ‘The World’s Classics’ in 1916 and reprinted in 1919, 1920, 1921, 1924 and 1928._ The essays here brought together are meant to illustrate English literary criticism during the nineteenth century.

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading A companion volume representative of Renaissance and Neo-classic criticism will, it is hoped, be issued at a future date.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _The present selection of English Critical Essays (Nineteenth Century) was first published in ‘The World’s Classics’ in 1916 and reprinted in 1919, 1920, 1921, 1924 and 1928._ The essays here brought together are meant to illustrate English literary criticism during the nineteenth century.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading Meanwhile this volume may well go forth alone.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading The publication of the _Lyrical Ballads_ in 1798, and of Wordsworth’s Preface to the second edition in 1800, show the Romantic Movement grown conscious and deliberate, with results that have coloured the whole stream of English poetry and criticism ever since.

belonging to which person

From this reading For the nineteenth century forms an epoch in English literature whose beginnings are more clearly defined than those of most literary epochs.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading A companion volume representative of Renaissance and Neo-classic criticism will, it is hoped, be issued at a future date.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The publication of the _Lyrical Ballads_ in 1798, and of Wordsworth’s Preface to the second edition in 1800, show the Romantic Movement grown conscious and deliberate, with results that have coloured the whole stream of English poetry and criticism ever since.

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From this reading The publication of the _Lyrical Ballads_ in 1798, and of Wordsworth’s Preface to the second edition in 1800, show the Romantic Movement grown conscious and deliberate, with results that have coloured the whole stream of English poetry and criticism ever since.

possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere

From this reading _The present selection of English Critical Essays (Nineteenth Century) was first published in ‘The World’s Classics’ in 1916 and reprinted in 1919, 1920, 1921, 1924 and 1928._ The essays here brought together are meant to illustrate English literary criticism during the nineteenth century.