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... simple sort of verse ? Oscar Wilde When thoughts desert me , late at night , I wonder why I cannot write The triolet I must indite ; My poems go from bad to worse- I wonder why ? I cannot write Even a simple sort of verse . Spenser ...
... simple sort of verse ? Oscar Wilde When thoughts desert me , late at night , I wonder why I cannot write The triolet I must indite ; My poems go from bad to worse- I wonder why ? I cannot write Even a simple sort of verse . Spenser ...
Page 81
... simple progression in its three quatrains and compels the poet to enforce or summarize his theme in the concluding couplet . The Italian sonnet with its octave and sestet provides a simple means of articulation and provides an ...
... simple progression in its three quatrains and compels the poet to enforce or summarize his theme in the concluding couplet . The Italian sonnet with its octave and sestet provides a simple means of articulation and provides an ...
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... simple , even accidental . The characters have lived their lives until suddenly comes a situation which starts an action which the novelist can unify . When the action is over they have no more story in their lives . Usually , however ...
... simple , even accidental . The characters have lived their lives until suddenly comes a situation which starts an action which the novelist can unify . When the action is over they have no more story in their lives . Usually , however ...
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Catalogue of the Lamont Library, Harvard College Harvard University. Library. Lamont Library,Lamont Library No preview available - 1953 |