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Page 12
... speak of science in the broadest sense . As Wordsworth knew , the artist's medium of knowledge may not propose truth as its immediate end , but modestly offer pleasure , to creator and recipient . It works through passion and ...
... speak of science in the broadest sense . As Wordsworth knew , the artist's medium of knowledge may not propose truth as its immediate end , but modestly offer pleasure , to creator and recipient . It works through passion and ...
Page 73
... speaking of Maggie's deceptive acquiescence in Philip's love , may take us out of character , but do not transform us . It ... speak and act from the feelings of an older and for him more native religion of vengeance , curse , and feud ...
... speaking of Maggie's deceptive acquiescence in Philip's love , may take us out of character , but do not transform us . It ... speak and act from the feelings of an older and for him more native religion of vengeance , curse , and feud ...
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... speak as a man speaking of men , and discriminates ' a man , say – for it is a man who is here concerned . . . ' . Finally , there is a small but significant comment on the words ' masculine ' and ' feminine ' which shows George Eliot's ...
... speak as a man speaking of men , and discriminates ' a man , say – for it is a man who is here concerned . . . ' . Finally , there is a small but significant comment on the words ' masculine ' and ' feminine ' which shows George Eliot's ...
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