English Poetry of the Seventeenth CenturyRoberta Florence Brinkley |
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... nature was losing her power and that not only was man degenerating but also that the uni- verse was diminishing , and even that the very plants and animals were becoming smaller than in previous ages . The controversy over the decay of ...
... nature was losing her power and that not only was man degenerating but also that the uni- verse was diminishing , and even that the very plants and animals were becoming smaller than in previous ages . The controversy over the decay of ...
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... nature was losing her power and that not only was man degenerating but also that the uni- verse was diminishing , and even that the very plants and animals were becoming smaller than in previous ages . The controversy over the decay of ...
... nature was losing her power and that not only was man degenerating but also that the uni- verse was diminishing , and even that the very plants and animals were becoming smaller than in previous ages . The controversy over the decay of ...
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... Nature's family . Yet must I not give nature all ; thy art , My gentle Shakespeare , must enjoy a part : For though the poet's matter nature be , His art doth give the fashion ; and that he Who casts to write a living line must sweat ...
... Nature's family . Yet must I not give nature all ; thy art , My gentle Shakespeare , must enjoy a part : For though the poet's matter nature be , His art doth give the fashion ; and that he Who casts to write a living line must sweat ...
Contents
THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY IN ENGLAND | 1 |
JOHN DONNE | 21 |
The Legacy | 30 |
Copyright | |
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