... must be construed. A religion aspect is applied to the poem for reasons of religious sensibility. That emotional response is always there regardless of time and style (Barth, Symbiotic, 129). In terms of faith, Coleridge felt that it was a complete self-commitment, and made up the whole of hope, love, and other virtues. An act of any one of these was equal to an act ... not only uncomprehendable, but also not meant to be comprehended (Barfield, 157). Thus, he apparently meant "Christabel- to be confusing. Along with philosophical views, he had great intelligence in math and geometry (Fr...

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