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... beauty , that we have now come to believe , with Mr. Bailey , that poetry apart from ' le mot rare ' is an impossibility . The beauties of restraint , of clarity , of refinement , and of precision we pass by unheeding ; we can see ...
... beauty , that we have now come to believe , with Mr. Bailey , that poetry apart from ' le mot rare ' is an impossibility . The beauties of restraint , of clarity , of refinement , and of precision we pass by unheeding ; we can see ...
Page 91
... beauty ; he took no interest in nature ; he was pompous -did he not wear a wig ? Possibly ; but if one is to judge poets by what they are without , where is one to end ? One might point out that Wordsworth had no sense of humour , that ...
... beauty ; he took no interest in nature ; he was pompous -did he not wear a wig ? Possibly ; but if one is to judge poets by what they are without , where is one to end ? One might point out that Wordsworth had no sense of humour , that ...
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... Beauty dies : and the unwearied ken Of those who seek a cure for long despair Will learn ... What learning was it that rewarded him ? What ghostly know- ledge of eternal love ? If there are ghosts to raise , What shall I call , Out of ...
... Beauty dies : and the unwearied ken Of those who seek a cure for long despair Will learn ... What learning was it that rewarded him ? What ghostly know- ledge of eternal love ? If there are ghosts to raise , What shall I call , Out of ...
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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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