The Living Age, Volume 281Living Age Company, 1914 |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 18
Page 734
... patriotism but good poetry . In the eyes of the politician , " Fontenoy " or " The Anti - Irish Irishman " must have seemed even as poetry worth a tornado of " The Wind among the Reeds . " Mr. Yeats's suspicions of patriotism are ...
... patriotism but good poetry . In the eyes of the politician , " Fontenoy " or " The Anti - Irish Irishman " must have seemed even as poetry worth a tornado of " The Wind among the Reeds . " Mr. Yeats's suspicions of patriotism are ...
Page 735
... patriotism . But , even when the poet forgets his pains in his patriotism , his praise of his country does not express the ec- stasy of the seer so much as the creed of a comfortable Whig after a good dinner . " It is , " he replies to ...
... patriotism . But , even when the poet forgets his pains in his patriotism , his praise of his country does not express the ec- stasy of the seer so much as the creed of a comfortable Whig after a good dinner . " It is , " he replies to ...
Page 737
and the patriotism one feels for a coun- try which is not in apparent need of redemption . There is no reason why the patriotism of redemption should be impossible to an English poet except that very few poets seem to trouble about the ...
and the patriotism one feels for a coun- try which is not in apparent need of redemption . There is no reason why the patriotism of redemption should be impossible to an English poet except that very few poets seem to trouble about the ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Albania Alty American asked Baltic Provinces beautiful better birds Blackwood's Magazine British called Cokayne CORNHILL MAGAZINE course Dacia dancing dear Dennis Donald Smith door doubt drama England English Excalibur eyes face fact Fazackerly feel France French Germany girl give Government hand heart hero idea interest Irish Jane John knew labor lady Lady Gregory less LIVING AGE Llanfairfechan look Louis Botha Maarten means ment Mexican Mexico mind Monroe Doctrine natural ness never novel Octavia Hill once Orrell party patriotism Peggy perhaps person play poet political present President question road round Royton Russia Sandwich terns seemed Shakespeare Sir Arthur Sir Thomas spirit story tell there's thing thought tion to-day told turned United voice walk whole woman women words write young