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... never seen any sense in poetry can see sense in . It is only a beginning , perhaps , but it is a beginning on a solid foundation . We do not begin by building the roof first . And it offers no temptation to those who are inclined to ...
... never seen any sense in poetry can see sense in . It is only a beginning , perhaps , but it is a beginning on a solid foundation . We do not begin by building the roof first . And it offers no temptation to those who are inclined to ...
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... never known his work until Chapman revealed it to me . Still knew I of one island , whence all goers Returned entranced by Homer's magic mind ; But passage thither could I never find Till borne by Chapman's bark to those high shores ...
... never known his work until Chapman revealed it to me . Still knew I of one island , whence all goers Returned entranced by Homer's magic mind ; But passage thither could I never find Till borne by Chapman's bark to those high shores ...
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... never live to trace Their shadows , with the magic hand of chance ; And when I feel , fair creature of an hour ! That I shall never look upon thee more , Never have relish in the faery power Of unreflecting love ! - then on the shore Of ...
... never live to trace Their shadows , with the magic hand of chance ; And when I feel , fair creature of an hour ! That I shall never look upon thee more , Never have relish in the faery power Of unreflecting love ! - then on the shore Of ...
Contents
ENRICHMENT | 16 |
POETRY AND PROSE | 33 |
THE MECHANICS OF POETRY | 49 |
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