... passion in the writing, the poems are generally very lyrical and of course, particularly in Donne's poetry, they are very witty. In the early to mid 19th century, Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote some rather subjective critical notes on the metaphysical poets and in particular Donne's poetry. He says "to read (the metaphysical poetry) you need only count syllables, but to read ... Donne you must measure time, and discover the time of each word by the sense of passion". Coleridge, an obvious fan of Donne's continues to praise him in his criticism by complimenting Donne's metricity in his po...

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... . In general, it meant literature that stressed the imaginative elements, and was not bound by formal rules. Romantic literature peaked in England and Germany before France. English romantics such as Coleridge and Wordsworth excelled in poetry that dealt with themes including morality, mortality, and creativity. German romantics wrote a great deal of poetry, but almost all of the significant German romantic authors ... ...

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