A guide to English literature. 3. From Donne to MarvellBoris Ford Penguin Books, 1956 |
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... Herbert ( 1593-1633 ) against the charges of ' quaintness ' brought against him during the eighteenth and nineteenth ... Herbert's style may be , he has one of the strongest poetic personalities in English . Devotional though his poetry ...
... Herbert ( 1593-1633 ) against the charges of ' quaintness ' brought against him during the eighteenth and nineteenth ... Herbert's style may be , he has one of the strongest poetic personalities in English . Devotional though his poetry ...
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... Herbert - the line in To Amoret Weeping , ' I envy no man's purse , or mines ' , echoes Herbert's customary forthrightness and ' I envy no man's nightingale or spring ' . But despite its derivativeness , the collection hints at the kind ...
... Herbert - the line in To Amoret Weeping , ' I envy no man's purse , or mines ' , echoes Herbert's customary forthrightness and ' I envy no man's nightingale or spring ' . But despite its derivativeness , the collection hints at the kind ...
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... Herbert's is useful in bringing out both the former's weaknesses and his originality . Our general impression is that Vaughan's advantage over Herbert lies in his longer breath , his greater fluency , and in what at first seems a more ...
... Herbert's is useful in bringing out both the former's weaknesses and his originality . Our general impression is that Vaughan's advantage over Herbert lies in his longer breath , his greater fluency , and in what at first seems a more ...
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