A History of English Literature: The Middle Ages and the Renascence (650-1660)Macmillan, 1964 - 1469 pages |
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... tion . The Restoration had turned Reason herself into a free , adventurous guide ; classicism now makes her a clear and calm adviser . Set modes of thought have now been formed , habits acquired and fixed . This way a tendency has to ...
... tion . The Restoration had turned Reason herself into a free , adventurous guide ; classicism now makes her a clear and calm adviser . Set modes of thought have now been formed , habits acquired and fixed . This way a tendency has to ...
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... tion meanwhile rises , a thrill of nature which another thrill answers in the abysm of space . The divine exists ; it is per- ceptible , and plain to our consciousness ; it is aware of our call ; it is not infinite , it is not almighty ...
... tion meanwhile rises , a thrill of nature which another thrill answers in the abysm of space . The divine exists ; it is per- ceptible , and plain to our consciousness ; it is aware of our call ; it is not infinite , it is not almighty ...
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... tion of the preceding age mingled with the influence of the French ' Parnasse . ' With both groups , the instinct of renova- tion was not inactive ; poets were feeling their way , through unadorned simplicity or elaborate refinement ...
... tion of the preceding age mingled with the influence of the French ' Parnasse . ' With both groups , the instinct of renova- tion was not inactive ; poets were feeling their way , through unadorned simplicity or elaborate refinement ...
Contents
ANGLOSAXON LITERATURE 6501066 | 55 |
THE PREROMANTIC PERIOD 177098 | 98 |
BOOK III | 199 |
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