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Page 116
... comes in images of sight ; the dis- illusioning second half comes in images of sound . In general , the poem moves back and forth between here and there , past and present , land and sea , love and battle , but most im- portantly ...
... comes in images of sight ; the dis- illusioning second half comes in images of sound . In general , the poem moves back and forth between here and there , past and present , land and sea , love and battle , but most im- portantly ...
Page 120
... comes later than seeing . Not until we begin to understand words does hearing begin to con- vey as much to us as ... come , is the kind of fidelity , trust , " Faith , " or gratification a child associates with the sight of his mother ...
... comes later than seeing . Not until we begin to understand words does hearing begin to con- vey as much to us as ... come , is the kind of fidelity , trust , " Faith , " or gratification a child associates with the sight of his mother ...
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... comes , it will very likely come from quite unliterary experiences . The moral effect of literature , then , is really to create not long - term change in itself , but a possibility of change . Art , in Mrs. Milner's more optimistic ...
... comes , it will very likely come from quite unliterary experiences . The moral effect of literature , then , is really to create not long - term change in itself , but a possibility of change . Art , in Mrs. Milner's more optimistic ...
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