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Page 197
... poetry , whatever poetry may be , could not flourish there . The atmosphere was unfriendly . Is there , then , an antagonism between the spirit of poetry and the spirit of reason , an irreconcilable feud ? Must we make a choice between ...
... poetry , whatever poetry may be , could not flourish there . The atmosphere was unfriendly . Is there , then , an antagonism between the spirit of poetry and the spirit of reason , an irreconcilable feud ? Must we make a choice between ...
Page 198
... poet is ' a semi - barbarian in a civilized community ' . ' Poetry , ' he tells us , ' can never make a philo- sopher , nor a statesman , nor in any class of life a useful or rational man . It cannot claim the slightest share in any of ...
... poet is ' a semi - barbarian in a civilized community ' . ' Poetry , ' he tells us , ' can never make a philo- sopher , nor a statesman , nor in any class of life a useful or rational man . It cannot claim the slightest share in any of ...
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... poetry has been the inter- penetration in it of personal experience - call it for brevity life , if you will - and of books . Through the one , poetry acquires its stamp of individuality ; through the other it is dipped in the ...
... poetry has been the inter- penetration in it of personal experience - call it for brevity life , if you will - and of books . Through the one , poetry acquires its stamp of individuality ; through the other it is dipped in the ...
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H St John Thackeray Communicated November 1929 | 15 |
EARLY ITALIAN ENGRAVING Annual Lecture on Aspects of Art | 45 |
WANDERING ENGLISHMEN IN ITALY Annual Italian Lecture | 61 |
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