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... reveal was the superb invincibility of the spirit in the face of defeat and disaster ; a state attained by the greatest person- alities in their greatest moments ; such an unconquerable will as endows them with a dignity beyond praise ...
... reveal was the superb invincibility of the spirit in the face of defeat and disaster ; a state attained by the greatest person- alities in their greatest moments ; such an unconquerable will as endows them with a dignity beyond praise ...
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... reveal the inward petrifac- tion caused by grief too deep for tears , by anguish too intense to be expressed . This is a mood repeatedly revealed in Arnold's verse , one which appears clearly but with less frequency in his letters ...
... reveal the inward petrifac- tion caused by grief too deep for tears , by anguish too intense to be expressed . This is a mood repeatedly revealed in Arnold's verse , one which appears clearly but with less frequency in his letters ...
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... reveal in formal prose . The " inward spring " could not bear to be talked about . But in the commonplace book and ... revealed in three ascending aspects . His poetry emphasizes renouncement and withdrawal , an insistence on the need ...
... reveal in formal prose . The " inward spring " could not bear to be talked about . But in the commonplace book and ... revealed in three ascending aspects . His poetry emphasizes renouncement and withdrawal , an insistence on the need ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE Introduction | 13 |
The Pathos of Young Death | 34 |
The Manifold Sorrow of Man | 52 |
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