A guide to English literature. 3. From Donne to MarvellBoris Ford Penguin Books, 1956 |
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... learning and literature , science and philosophy , took an interest in exploration , and wrote verses in their leisure . Among the nobility , the Earl of Newcastle patronized poets and dramatists , wrote verses and treatises on horses ...
... learning and literature , science and philosophy , took an interest in exploration , and wrote verses in their leisure . Among the nobility , the Earl of Newcastle patronized poets and dramatists , wrote verses and treatises on horses ...
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... learning to solve these problems , particularly in the width of reference and allusion permitted by epic simile , in the sonorous sweep of his verse and the sustained elevation of his style . All man's learning and achievement is ...
... learning to solve these problems , particularly in the width of reference and allusion permitted by epic simile , in the sonorous sweep of his verse and the sustained elevation of his style . All man's learning and achievement is ...
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... learning . In the one case a curious and roving mind delights in illustrating an argument with all kinds of unexpected references , examples , and allusions – and in embellishing the theme with numer- ous quotations . But it is properly ...
... learning . In the one case a curious and roving mind delights in illustrating an argument with all kinds of unexpected references , examples , and allusions – and in embellishing the theme with numer- ous quotations . But it is properly ...
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