The Poet and the PoemA discussion of the poet's inherent attitudes, the more technical matters of verse writing, and the application of principles to actual practice. |
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Page 100
... Rest of their bones , and soules deliverie . Thou art slave to Fate , Chance , kings , and desperate men , And doth ... rest and sleep ; if rest and sleep , the " pictures , " bring much pleasure , surely the original will bring much ...
... Rest of their bones , and soules deliverie . Thou art slave to Fate , Chance , kings , and desperate men , And doth ... rest and sleep ; if rest and sleep , the " pictures , " bring much pleasure , surely the original will bring much ...
Page 101
... Rest of their bones , and soules deliverie " sounds like a prayer over the corpse , a tone of mourning which would be entirely in- appropriate if we really believed death were a rest and a delivery . Death is pleasant ? He goes on to ...
... Rest of their bones , and soules deliverie " sounds like a prayer over the corpse , a tone of mourning which would be entirely in- appropriate if we really believed death were a rest and a delivery . Death is pleasant ? He goes on to ...
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... rest go back , often with cheery scrawls on the rejection slips - for those of us involved in this uneconomical exchange get to know one another and can be pen - pals even though we can't accomodate one another's work . If a poem is ...
... rest go back , often with cheery scrawls on the rejection slips - for those of us involved in this uneconomical exchange get to know one another and can be pen - pals even though we can't accomodate one another's work . If a poem is ...
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