The Friend is a collection of essays written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, a renowned English poet, literary critic, and philosopher. The book is intended to aid readers in the formation of fixed principles in politics, morals, and religion, and is interspersed with literary amusements.The essays are written in a conversational style, with Coleridge sharing his thoughts and opinions on a wide range of subjects. He explores the nature of friendship, the role of government in society, and the importance of personal morality and ...
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The Friend is a collection of essays written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, a renowned English poet, literary critic, and philosopher. The book is intended to aid readers in the formation of fixed principles in politics, morals, and religion, and is interspersed with literary amusements.The essays are written in a conversational style, with Coleridge sharing his thoughts and opinions on a wide range of subjects. He explores the nature of friendship, the role of government in society, and the importance of personal morality and ethics. He also delves into religious topics, discussing the nature of God and the relationship between faith and reason.Throughout the book, Coleridge uses anecdotes and examples from literature and history to illustrate his points. He also includes a number of literary amusements, such as poems, stories, and humorous essays, to provide readers with a break from the more serious topics.Overall, The Friend is a thought-provoking and engaging collection of essays that offers insights into the mind of one of England's greatest thinkers. It is a must-read for anyone interested in philosophy, politics, and literature.1890. A collection of essays by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, English lyrical poet, critic, and philosopher, whose Lyrical Ballads, written with William Wordsworth, started the English Romantic movement. Although Coleridge's poetic achievement was small in quantity, his metaphysical anxiety, anticipating modern existentialism, has gained him reputation as an authentic visionary. Contents: Essays: Introductory; The First Landing-Place; Essays: First Section. Principles of Political Knowledge; The Second Landing-Place; Introduction to Vol. II. of Former Edition; Essays: Second Section. Grounds of Morals and Religion; The Third Landing-Place. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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