Essays, Volume 1Ticknor and Fields, 1868 - 274 pages |
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... tion what had befallen him . Yet , in our experi- ence , the rays or appulses have sufficient force to arrive at the senses , but not enough to reach the quick , and compel the reproduction of themselves in speech . The poet is the ...
... tion what had befallen him . Yet , in our experi- ence , the rays or appulses have sufficient force to arrive at the senses , but not enough to reach the quick , and compel the reproduction of themselves in speech . The poet is the ...
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... tion , but who quit it to imitate the sayers . But Homer's words are as costly and admirable to Homer , as Agamemnon's victories are to Agamem- non . The poet does not wait for the hero or the sage , but , as they act and think ...
... tion , but who quit it to imitate the sayers . But Homer's words are as costly and admirable to Homer , as Agamemnon's victories are to Agamem- non . The poet does not wait for the hero or the sage , but , as they act and think ...
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... of lyrics , a man of subtle mind , whose head appeared to be a music - box of delicate tunes and rhythms , and whose skill , and command of language , we could not sufficiently praise . But when the ques- tion 14 ESSAY 1 .
... of lyrics , a man of subtle mind , whose head appeared to be a music - box of delicate tunes and rhythms , and whose skill , and command of language , we could not sufficiently praise . But when the ques- tion 14 ESSAY 1 .
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Ralph Waldo Emerson. could not sufficiently praise . But when the ques- tion arose , whether he was not only a lyrist , but a poet , we were obliged to confess that he is plainly a contemporary , not an eternal man . He does not stand ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson. could not sufficiently praise . But when the ques- tion arose , whether he was not only a lyrist , but a poet , we were obliged to confess that he is plainly a contemporary , not an eternal man . He does not stand ...
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... tion . What would be base , or even obscene , to the obscene , becomes illustrious , spoken in a new connection of thought . The piety of the Hebrew prophets purges their grossness . The circumcision . is an example of the power of ...
... tion . What would be base , or even obscene , to the obscene , becomes illustrious , spoken in a new connection of thought . The piety of the Hebrew prophets purges their grossness . The circumcision . is an example of the power of ...
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