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... express himself as other men express themselves . My endeavours should be directed to persons and characters supernatural , or at least romantic ; yet so as to transfer from our inward nature a human interest and a semblance of truth ...
... express himself as other men express themselves . My endeavours should be directed to persons and characters supernatural , or at least romantic ; yet so as to transfer from our inward nature a human interest and a semblance of truth ...
Page ix
... express himself as other men express themselves . " Both writers are assuming that a poet , to affect other men , must not choose either exotic images or exotic words , for they will somehow grate upon a sort of common human nature ...
... express himself as other men express themselves . " Both writers are assuming that a poet , to affect other men , must not choose either exotic images or exotic words , for they will somehow grate upon a sort of common human nature ...
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... Express . " We can isolate three versions of a single line : 9 It is now she begins to sing - at first quite low Then loud , and at last with a jazzy madness- The song of her whistle screaming at curves , Of deafening tunnels , brakes ...
... Express . " We can isolate three versions of a single line : 9 It is now she begins to sing - at first quite low Then loud , and at last with a jazzy madness- The song of her whistle screaming at curves , Of deafening tunnels , brakes ...
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A Dictionary of Fantasy | 31 |
The Willing Suspension of Disbelief | 63 |
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