The Literary Essay in EnglishGinn, 1923 - 260 pages |
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... poet possess the gift of song ; the essay requires that the author have attained perfection of style . The essay is a fairy creature who can assume the rôle of philosopher , scientist , critic , confidential friend , gossip , court fool ...
... poet possess the gift of song ; the essay requires that the author have attained perfection of style . The essay is a fairy creature who can assume the rôle of philosopher , scientist , critic , confidential friend , gossip , court fool ...
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... poet may choose any one of a dozen metrical schemes and weave upon it an exquisite web of lovely dreams , but the prose writer must fashion his own pat- tern as directed by his subject matter and the working of his mind upon it ...
... poet may choose any one of a dozen metrical schemes and weave upon it an exquisite web of lovely dreams , but the prose writer must fashion his own pat- tern as directed by his subject matter and the working of his mind upon it ...
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... poets ; when that modern popular idol Swinburne has compared him to Bacon , much to the disparagement of the philos- opher ; when he is remembered , among other reasons , because his plays won for him the title of poet laureate , —what ...
... poets ; when that modern popular idol Swinburne has compared him to Bacon , much to the disparagement of the philos- opher ; when he is remembered , among other reasons , because his plays won for him the title of poet laureate , —what ...
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... poet laureate . Though his later life was passed in poverty and sickness , his work during this period is mellow and sympathetic toward human weakness . Jonson died in utter destitution , and , as is so often the case , his death ...
... poet laureate . Though his later life was passed in poverty and sickness , his work during this period is mellow and sympathetic toward human weakness . Jonson died in utter destitution , and , as is so often the case , his death ...
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... poet , even when he is philos- ophizing most sagely ; and his ideal of poetry is a worthy one . Against the shallow play of the mere trick- ster in words he sets the glorious achievement of the true poet . " We get beautiful effects ...
... poet , even when he is philos- ophizing most sagely ; and his ideal of poetry is a worthy one . Against the shallow play of the mere trick- ster in words he sets the glorious achievement of the true poet . " We get beautiful effects ...
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