But metre itself implies a passion, i. e. a state of excitement, both in the Poet's mind, & is expected in that of the Reader.


Letter to William Sotheby (13 July 1802)


But metre itself implies a passion, i. e. a state of excitement, both in the Poet's mind, & is expected in that of the Reader.

But metre itself implies a passion, i. e. a state of excitement, both in the Poet's mind, & is expected in that of the Reader.

But metre itself implies a passion, i. e. a state of excitement, both in the Poet's mind, & is expected in that of the Reader.

But metre itself implies a passion, i. e. a state of excitement, both in the Poet's mind, & is expected in that of the Reader.