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Continuing this allusion, he may be permitted to add, that his minor pieces, which have been long before the public, when they shall be properly arranged, will be found by the attentive reader to have such connection with the main work as may give them claim to be likened to the little cells, oratories, and sepulchral recesses, ordinarily included in those edifices." CONTINUING THIS ILLUSION HE MAY BE PERMITTED TO ADD THAT HIS MINOR PIECES WHICH HAVE BEEN LONG BEFORE THE PUBLIC WHEN THEY SHALL BE PROPERLY ARRANGED WILL BE FOUND BY THE ATTENTIVE READER TO HAVE SUCH A CONNECTION WITH THE MAIN WORK AS MAY GIVE THEM CLAIM TO BE LIKENED TO THE LITTLE CELLS ORATORIES AND SEPULCHRAL RECESSES ORDINARILY INCLUDED IN THOSE EDIFICES
As subsidiary to this preparation, he undertook to record, in verse, the origin and progress of his own powers, as far as he was acquainted with them. "That work, addressed to a dear friend, most distinguished for his knowledge and genius, and to whom the author's intellect is deeply indebted, has been long finished; and the result of the investigation which gave rise to it, was a determination to compose a philosophical Poem, containing views of Man, Nature, and Society, and to be entitled 'The Recluse;' as having for its principal subject the sensations and opinions of a poet living in retirement. "The preparatory poem is biographical, and conducts the history of the Author's mind to the point when he was emboldened to hope that his faculties were sufficiently matured for entering upon the arduous labour which he had proposed to himself; and the two works have the same kind of relation to each other, if he may so express himself, as the Ante-chapel has to the body of a Gothic Church. IED HIM FOR SUCH EMPLOYMENT AS SUBSIDIARY TO THIS PREPARATION HE UNDERTOOK TO RECORD IN VERSE THE ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF HIS OWN POWERS AS FAR AS HE WAS ACQUAINTED WITH THEM THAT WORK ADDRESSED TO A DEAR FRIEND MOST DISTINGUISHED FOR HIS KNOWLEDGE AND GENIUS AND WHOM THE AUTHOR'S INTELLECT IS DEEPLY INDEBTED HAS BEEN LONG FINISHED AND THE RESULT OF THE INVESTIGATION WHICH GAVE RISE TO IT WAS A DETERMINATION TO COMPOSE A PHILOSOPHICAL POEM CONTAINING VIEWS OF MAN NATURE AND SOCIETY AND TO BE ENTITLED THE RECLUSE AS HAVING FOR ITS PRINCIPAL SUBJECT THE SENSATIONS AND OPINIONS OF A POET LIVING IN RETIREMENT THE PREPARATORY POEM IS BIOGRAPHICAL AND CONDUCTS THE HISTORY OF THE AUTHOR'S MIND TO THE POINT WHERE HE WAS EMBOLDENED TO HOPE THAT HIS FACULTIES WERE SUFFICIENTLY MATURED FOR ENTERING UPON THE ARDUOUS LABOUR WHICH HE HAD PROPOSED TO HIMSELF AND THE TWO WORKS HAVE THE SAME KIND OF RELATION TO EACH OTHER IF HE MAY SO EXPRESS HIMSELF AS THE ANTI CHAPEL HAS TO THE BODY OF A GOTHIC CHURCH
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