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... epigrams of Racine . In life , men's minds are not sharpened , they are diffused , by emotion ; and the utterance which best represents them is fluctuating and agglomerated rather than compact and de- fined . But Racine's aim was less ...
... epigrams of Racine . In life , men's minds are not sharpened , they are diffused , by emotion ; and the utterance which best represents them is fluctuating and agglomerated rather than compact and de- fined . But Racine's aim was less ...
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... epigrams on Reynolds are masterpieces of virulent abuse ; the punishment which he devised for Klopstock - his impersonation of ' flaccid fluency and devout sentiment ' - is unprintable ; as for 145 10 THE POETRY OF BLAKE.
... epigrams on Reynolds are masterpieces of virulent abuse ; the punishment which he devised for Klopstock - his impersonation of ' flaccid fluency and devout sentiment ' - is unprintable ; as for 145 10 THE POETRY OF BLAKE.
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... epigrams transfigured by passion and the highest splendours of art . One reads them , and one is filled , in a ... epigram ; it aims at producing an impression which , so far from being final , must be merely the prelude to a long series ...
... epigrams transfigured by passion and the highest splendours of art . One reads them , and one is filled , in a ... epigram ; it aims at producing an impression which , so far from being final , must be merely the prelude to a long series ...
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SHAKESPEARES FINAL PERIOD The Independent | 1 |
WORDS AND POETRY The Hogarth Press 1928 | 16 |
RABELAIS The New Statesman Feb 16 1918 CHARAC | 31 |
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