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Letters, conversations, and recollections of S. T. Coleridge: in two volumes

This two-volume set includes a wealth of letters, conversations, and reflections by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, offering a deep insight into the life and thoughts of one of the most influential figures in English literature. The collection provides a detailed look at Coleridge's personal relationships, intellectual pursuits, and creative processes. more

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Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Samuel Taylor Coleridge was an English poet, critic, and philosopher, renowned for his works such as 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' and 'Kubla Khan'. A leading figure in the Romantic movement, his work has had a significant impact on English literature. more

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“A State, in idea, is the opposite of a Church. A State regards classes, and not individuals; and it estimates classes, not by internal merit, but external accidents, as property, birth, etc. But a church does the reverse of this, and disregards all external accidents, and looks at men as individual persons, allowing no gradations of ranks, but such as greater or less wisdom, learning, and holiness ought to confer. A Church is, therefore, in idea, the only pure democracy.”