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... poetry alone can give does not grow less as knowledge advances and the claims of other studies threaten more and more to absorb attention . No apology is required , therefore , for turning to school use the best collection that has been ...
... poetry alone can give does not grow less as knowledge advances and the claims of other studies threaten more and more to absorb attention . No apology is required , therefore , for turning to school use the best collection that has been ...
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... Poetry so well that he can offer them nothing not already known and valued . The Editor is acquainted with no strict and exhaustive definition of Lyrical Poetry ; but he has found the task of practical decision increase in clearness and ...
... Poetry so well that he can offer them nothing not already known and valued . The Editor is acquainted with no strict and exhaustive definition of Lyrical Poetry ; but he has found the task of practical decision increase in clearness and ...
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... Poetry , that a rapid passage between old and new , like rapid alteration of the eye's focus in looking at the landscape , will always be wearisome and hurtful to the sense of Beauty . The poems have been therefore distributed into ...
... Poetry , that a rapid passage between old and new , like rapid alteration of the eye's focus in looking at the landscape , will always be wearisome and hurtful to the sense of Beauty . The poems have been therefore distributed into ...
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... Poetry to " the selected few of many generations . " Not many appear to have gained reputation without some gift or performance that , in due degree , deserved it and if no verses by certain writers who show less strength than sweetness ...
... Poetry to " the selected few of many generations . " Not many appear to have gained reputation without some gift or performance that , in due degree , deserved it and if no verses by certain writers who show less strength than sweetness ...
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... Poetry gives treasures more golden than gold , " leading us in higher and healthier ways than those of the world , and interpreting to us the lessons of Nature . But she speaks best for herself . Her true accents , if the plan has been ...
... Poetry gives treasures more golden than gold , " leading us in higher and healthier ways than those of the world , and interpreting to us the lessons of Nature . But she speaks best for herself . Her true accents , if the plan has been ...
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