Anthology of the World's Best Poems, Volume 3W. H. Wise, 1948 - 3198 pages |
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Page 1088
... poetic genius evinced even in his earliest writing , and the spirit of righteousness fully summoned up in him by the rising of the Puritans . He dedicated himself to the cause he thought to be just , repressed the poetry in his veins ...
... poetic genius evinced even in his earliest writing , and the spirit of righteousness fully summoned up in him by the rising of the Puritans . He dedicated himself to the cause he thought to be just , repressed the poetry in his veins ...
Page 1198
... poets . But Emerson , in his English Traits , dismisses Pope in this wise : " Thus poetry is degraded and made ornamental . Pope and his school wrote poetry fit to put around frosted cake . " Was Pope a poet ? The answer to the old ...
... poets . But Emerson , in his English Traits , dismisses Pope in this wise : " Thus poetry is degraded and made ornamental . Pope and his school wrote poetry fit to put around frosted cake . " Was Pope a poet ? The answer to the old ...
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... poetry , his place is indeed " high among the highest of all time " , says Swinburne , adding : " An age that should forget or neglect Coleridge might neglect or forget any poet that ever lived . . . . That may be said of him which can ...
... poetry , his place is indeed " high among the highest of all time " , says Swinburne , adding : " An age that should forget or neglect Coleridge might neglect or forget any poet that ever lived . . . . That may be said of him which can ...
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