Main Currents of English Literature: A Brief Literary History of the English PeopleF.S. Crofts, 1934 - 526 pages |
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... living embodiment of a universal truth . The universal of poetry is not an abstract idea ; it is particularized to sense , it comes before the mind clothed in the form of the concrete , presented under the appearance of a living ...
... living embodiment of a universal truth . The universal of poetry is not an abstract idea ; it is particularized to sense , it comes before the mind clothed in the form of the concrete , presented under the appearance of a living ...
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... living in a " wise passiveness " while we receive into our souls the infinite peace of the great parent . The beautiful " Ode : Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Child- hood " ( 1803-1806 ) , an echo of the Platonic ...
... living in a " wise passiveness " while we receive into our souls the infinite peace of the great parent . The beautiful " Ode : Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Child- hood " ( 1803-1806 ) , an echo of the Platonic ...
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... living through the rough period of feudal warfare . Courage , obedience , lib- erality , faithful performance of one's vows , abnegation of self , and knightly courtesy especially to all women , comprise the chief virtues inculcated ...
... living through the rough period of feudal warfare . Courage , obedience , lib- erality , faithful performance of one's vows , abnegation of self , and knightly courtesy especially to all women , comprise the chief virtues inculcated ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 3 |
THE MIDDLE ENGLISH PERIOD | 23 |
OLD AND NEW IN Conflict | 224 |
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