EssaysNational Home Library Foundation, 1932 - 172 pages |
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Page 18
... seems , the same fellow beings as I. The sun and moon , water and fire , met his heart precisely as they meet mine . Then the vaunted distinction between Greek and English , between classic and Romantic schools seems superficial and ...
... seems , the same fellow beings as I. The sun and moon , water and fire , met his heart precisely as they meet mine . Then the vaunted distinction between Greek and English , between classic and Romantic schools seems superficial and ...
Page 72
... seems so great , that nothing can be taken from us that seems much . All loss , all pain is par- ticular ; the universe remains to the heart unhurt . Distress never , trifles never abate our trust . No man ever stated his griefs as ...
... seems so great , that nothing can be taken from us that seems much . All loss , all pain is par- ticular ; the universe remains to the heart unhurt . Distress never , trifles never abate our trust . No man ever stated his griefs as ...
Page 98
... seems to me , to a quite other and unattainable sphere , to relations of transcendent delicacy and sweetness , a true faerie land ; to what roses and violets hint and foreshow . We cannot get at beauty . Its nature is like opaline doves ...
... seems to me , to a quite other and unattainable sphere , to relations of transcendent delicacy and sweetness , a true faerie land ; to what roses and violets hint and foreshow . We cannot get at beauty . Its nature is like opaline doves ...
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