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... verse has not a necessary and autobiographic basis, though under whatever gay poetic veils, it shall not waste my time.I For poetry is faith. To the poet the world is virgin soil ; all is practicable ; the men are ready for virtue; it ...
... verse has not a necessary and autobiographic basis, though under whatever gay poetic veils, it shall not waste my time.I For poetry is faith. To the poet the world is virgin soil ; all is practicable ; the men are ready for virtue; it ...
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... verse comes once in a hundred years; therefore Pindar, Hafiz, Dante, speak so proudly of what seems to the clown a jingle. The writer, like the priest, must be exempted from secular labor. His work needs a frolic health ; he must be at ...
... verse comes once in a hundred years; therefore Pindar, Hafiz, Dante, speak so proudly of what seems to the clown a jingle. The writer, like the priest, must be exempted from secular labor. His work needs a frolic health ; he must be at ...
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... verse, a greater poet than Cowper, and that Goldsmith's title to the name is not from his Deserted Village, but derived from the Vicar of Wakefield. Better examples are Shakspeare's Ariel, his Caliban and his fairies in the Mid— summer ...
... verse, a greater poet than Cowper, and that Goldsmith's title to the name is not from his Deserted Village, but derived from the Vicar of Wakefield. Better examples are Shakspeare's Ariel, his Caliban and his fairies in the Mid— summer ...
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... verses for magazines, and creating these new persons and situations,—new language with emphasis and reality. The humor of Falstafl', the terror of Macbeth, have each their swarm of fit thoughts and images, as if Shakspeare had known and ...
... verses for magazines, and creating these new persons and situations,—new language with emphasis and reality. The humor of Falstafl', the terror of Macbeth, have each their swarm of fit thoughts and images, as if Shakspeare had known and ...
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... verses : — " Buslt thee, busk thee, my bonny bonny bride, Buslt thee, buslt thee, my winsome marrow." HAMILTON. Of course rhyme soars and refines with the growth of the mind. The boy liked the drum, the people liked an ...
... verses : — " Buslt thee, busk thee, my bonny bonny bride, Buslt thee, buslt thee, my winsome marrow." HAMILTON. Of course rhyme soars and refines with the growth of the mind. The boy liked the drum, the people liked an ...
Contents
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ELOQUENCE | 118 |
RESOURCES | 137 |
THE COMIC | 172 |
PROGRESS OF CULTURE | 205 |
PERSIAN POETRY | 235 |
IMMORTALITY | 321 |
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The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson; Volume 8 Ralph Waldo Emerson,Edward Waldo Emerson,Riverside Press No preview available - 2016 |
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