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... poetry , was pronounced to be shallow , pompous , monotonous , meretricious , and not a poet at all . Now that we ... poetry , he is a classic of our prose . He was without an ' adequate poetic criticism of life ' ; his criticism of life ...
... poetry , was pronounced to be shallow , pompous , monotonous , meretricious , and not a poet at all . Now that we ... poetry , he is a classic of our prose . He was without an ' adequate poetic criticism of life ' ; his criticism of life ...
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... poetry . It is not the nature of poetry to be what anyone expects ; on the contrary , it is its nature to be surprising , to be disturbing , to be impossible . Poetry and high seriousness ! Of course , to Dr. Arnold's son , they seemed ...
... poetry . It is not the nature of poetry to be what anyone expects ; on the contrary , it is its nature to be surprising , to be disturbing , to be impossible . Poetry and high seriousness ! Of course , to Dr. Arnold's son , they seemed ...
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... poetry . The dictum of Confucius is less well known than it ought to be . ' Read poetry , oh my children ! ' he said , ' for it will teach you the divine truths of filial affection , patriotism , and natural history . ' Here the Chinese ...
... poetry . The dictum of Confucius is less well known than it ought to be . ' Read poetry , oh my children ! ' he said , ' for it will teach you the divine truths of filial affection , patriotism , and natural history . ' Here the Chinese ...
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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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