A guide to English literature. 3. From Donne to MarvellBoris Ford Penguin Books, 1956 |
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... contrast , distinguish Jonson from a poet such as Campian , and are a proof of his greatness . Because of the restraint imposed by Jonson's sense of form , these transitions are always easy and graceful . There is none of that deliber ...
... contrast , distinguish Jonson from a poet such as Campian , and are a proof of his greatness . Because of the restraint imposed by Jonson's sense of form , these transitions are always easy and graceful . There is none of that deliber ...
Page 197
... contrast with the invitation to love contained in the final section of the poem . Vital and dynamic , love is contrasted with the coldness and silence of the tomb where the only movement is that of the worms , and with the dullness and ...
... contrast with the invitation to love contained in the final section of the poem . Vital and dynamic , love is contrasted with the coldness and silence of the tomb where the only movement is that of the worms , and with the dullness and ...
Page 203
... contrast between the sharp and soft vowels of the last four lines , help to produce this effect . At the same time , the image of the handsome monarch dying with the same calm as he would put his head on a pillow contrasts with the ...
... contrast between the sharp and soft vowels of the last four lines , help to produce this effect . At the same time , the image of the handsome monarch dying with the same calm as he would put his head on a pillow contrasts with the ...
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