Nature in Warton's Poetry

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The paper shows how Joseph Warton's poetry is focused on the appreciation of nature. The paper specifically examines Warton's poems, "The Enthusiast: or, The Lover of Nature" and "Ode to Evening", and shows how they lure us into admiring nature, albeit in different ways.

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"One cannot look at the poetry of Joseph Warton without realizing the poet's attraction to nature and his ability to capture it in a unique light. Warton does not simply want to write poetry about nature, he wants us to appreciate it with him. His poetry examines nature from a distinctive perspective, endowing it with an unsurpassed appreciation. Two poems that reveal Warton's sensibility are "The Enthusiast: or, The Lover of Nature" and "Ode to Evening." Both of these poems are studies of nature that force us to look at the contrast between nature and the world that surrounds us. "The Enthusiast: or, The Lover of Nature" is a poem that enjoys nature by looking at the element of minimalistic living."

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