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Page 56
... Elegy " appeared anonymously , in a large quarto pamphlet , at the price of sixpence . It is unnecessary to consume space in ex- patiating upon the beauties of the " Elegy , " the fine humanity of its feeling , the stately measure of ...
... Elegy " appeared anonymously , in a large quarto pamphlet , at the price of sixpence . It is unnecessary to consume space in ex- patiating upon the beauties of the " Elegy , " the fine humanity of its feeling , the stately measure of ...
Page 57
... Elegy , " therefore , deserves a place in the history of the rise and spread of the feeling for nature in our eighteenth- century poetry . Secondly , along with this development of a feeling for nature , the poem marks the incoming of ...
... Elegy , " therefore , deserves a place in the history of the rise and spread of the feeling for nature in our eighteenth- century poetry . Secondly , along with this development of a feeling for nature , the poem marks the incoming of ...
Page 58
... Elegy , " while entirely personal , is also something more than personal . It fell in with the growing feeling of the hour , and by virtue of its immediate and immense popularity it did much to stimulate the tendency , already obvious ...
... Elegy , " while entirely personal , is also something more than personal . It fell in with the growing feeling of the hour , and by virtue of its immediate and immense popularity it did much to stimulate the tendency , already obvious ...
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