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Page 80
... passage , as we have seen , introduces the philosophical premises of the poem , as well as the major problem to be resolved . The central section , however , drops from the level of meditation to that of debate . The third and final passage ...
... passage , as we have seen , introduces the philosophical premises of the poem , as well as the major problem to be resolved . The central section , however , drops from the level of meditation to that of debate . The third and final passage ...
Page 81
... passage lies the firm groundwork of a developed argument . On the other hand , the concluding passage with its pervasive sibilance and its sepia vision of caravans , silent halls , and draped couches contains little that can be restated ...
... passage lies the firm groundwork of a developed argument . On the other hand , the concluding passage with its pervasive sibilance and its sepia vision of caravans , silent halls , and draped couches contains little that can be restated ...
Page 135
... passage from Specimen Days titled " My Tribute to Four Poets , ' he describes the qualities of Bryant's verse in ... passages of poems , touching the highest universal truths , enthusiasms , duties - morals as grim and eternal , if not ...
... passage from Specimen Days titled " My Tribute to Four Poets , ' he describes the qualities of Bryant's verse in ... passages of poems , touching the highest universal truths , enthusiasms , duties - morals as grim and eternal , if not ...
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