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Wordsworth , on the contrary , dwells on adventitious human matters . He is no poet of genesis , evolution , and natural force in its myriad manifestations . Only a part of the cosmic process engages his interest , or touches his soul ...
Wordsworth , on the contrary , dwells on adventitious human matters . He is no poet of genesis , evolution , and natural force in its myriad manifestations . Only a part of the cosmic process engages his interest , or touches his soul ...
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... a human life , without its sordid contrarieties and limitations , eternally young , and frank , and different ! Hints of such poetry are to be found in Plato , myths that present the ideal suggestions of human life in pictures .
... a human life , without its sordid contrarieties and limitations , eternally young , and frank , and different ! Hints of such poetry are to be found in Plato , myths that present the ideal suggestions of human life in pictures .
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The word nature has two principal meanings : it either denotes the entire system of things , with the aggregate of all their properties , or it denotes things as they would be , apart from human intervention .
The word nature has two principal meanings : it either denotes the entire system of things , with the aggregate of all their properties , or it denotes things as they would be , apart from human intervention .
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