Preface to PoetryHarcourt, Brace, 1946 - 737 pages |
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... head : And he smote upon the door again a second time ; " Is there anybody there ? " he said . But no one descended to the Traveler ; No head from the leaf - fringed sill Leaned over and looked into his gray eyes , Where he stood ...
... head : And he smote upon the door again a second time ; " Is there anybody there ? " he said . But no one descended to the Traveler ; No head from the leaf - fringed sill Leaned over and looked into his gray eyes , Where he stood ...
Page 307
... head combine ! On one head , all the beauty and strength , love and rage ( like the throe That , a - work in the rock , helps its labour and lets the gold go ) High ambition and deeds which surpass it , fame crowning them , —all Brought ...
... head combine ! On one head , all the beauty and strength , love and rage ( like the throe That , a - work in the rock , helps its labour and lets the gold go ) High ambition and deeds which surpass it , fame crowning them , —all Brought ...
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... heads the poem is from Dante's Inferno , 27 : 61-6 , and is translated by Henry F. Carey : If I did think my answer ... head of John the Baptist ( Matthew , 14 : 8 ) . Lazarus : the brother of Mary and Martha , whom Jesus raised from ...
... heads the poem is from Dante's Inferno , 27 : 61-6 , and is translated by Henry F. Carey : If I did think my answer ... head of John the Baptist ( Matthew , 14 : 8 ) . Lazarus : the brother of Mary and Martha , whom Jesus raised from ...
Contents
ORIENTATION TO POETRY i Preconceptions and Pointers | 3 |
In Search of Poetry | 21 |
Language and Art | 42 |
Copyright | |
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