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... poet who is articulate about the secrets of his craft ; and when the poet is a great one , and an eminent critic as well , his utterances dealing with that craft cannot but command the deepest interest and attention . Such an utterance ...
... poet who is articulate about the secrets of his craft ; and when the poet is a great one , and an eminent critic as well , his utterances dealing with that craft cannot but command the deepest interest and attention . Such an utterance ...
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... poet's comment on Helen , but " the poet's comment on Helen's mention of her brothers " ; " the famous lines ... which end with the mention of Castor and Pollux . " The state of mind they reflect , therefore , is not Helen's - is not ...
... poet's comment on Helen , but " the poet's comment on Helen's mention of her brothers " ; " the famous lines ... which end with the mention of Castor and Pollux . " The state of mind they reflect , therefore , is not Helen's - is not ...
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... poet of the eighteenth century whose compositions wear best and give one the most entire satisfaction - Gray - hardly uses that couplet at all . ” In the Preface to Johnson's Lives of the Poets Arnold tells us that his knowledge of the ...
... poet of the eighteenth century whose compositions wear best and give one the most entire satisfaction - Gray - hardly uses that couplet at all . ” In the Preface to Johnson's Lives of the Poets Arnold tells us that his knowledge of the ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE Introduction | 13 |
The Pathos of Young Death | 34 |
The Manifold Sorrow of Man | 52 |
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