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... sleep ... But this line has an end to serve beyond that of mere pleasing by its sound : it uses sound to exalt a meaning to which one's hair - roots tingle . Shakespeare might , of course , have written Ere we shall sup with fear our ...
... sleep ... But this line has an end to serve beyond that of mere pleasing by its sound : it uses sound to exalt a meaning to which one's hair - roots tingle . Shakespeare might , of course , have written Ere we shall sup with fear our ...
Page 162
... sleep , they do accurately describe the feelings which we have about sleep . If our minds are oppressed by the day's cares or injured by the unkindness of a world which has failed to understand us , how like a balm sleep is to our ...
... sleep , they do accurately describe the feelings which we have about sleep . If our minds are oppressed by the day's cares or injured by the unkindness of a world which has failed to understand us , how like a balm sleep is to our ...
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... sleep , for all have need of sleep ) ? ( The clouds a moment part like curtains ) A 220 READING AGAIN.
... sleep , for all have need of sleep ) ? ( The clouds a moment part like curtains ) A 220 READING AGAIN.
Contents
ENRICHMENT | 16 |
POETRY AND PROSE | 33 |
THE MECHANICS OF POETRY | 49 |
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