The Poet and the PoemThe author summarizes his knowledge and lively opinions of the art, dealing with every aspect, from the moment of inspiration through the workshop labors, to publication and interpretation. |
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... light - delight , inform - uniform - reform , etc. Notice the grammatical imprecision of " beauty's rose . " He might mean that the beauty of the rose might never die , or that the beautiful rose might never die ; but it does not make ...
... light - delight , inform - uniform - reform , etc. Notice the grammatical imprecision of " beauty's rose . " He might mean that the beauty of the rose might never die , or that the beautiful rose might never die ; but it does not make ...
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... light Crawls to maturity , wherewith being crown'd , Crooked eclipses ' gainst his glory fight , And Time that gave doth now his gift confound . Notice the contrast between the fast little syllables of Nativity and the ample ease of ...
... light Crawls to maturity , wherewith being crown'd , Crooked eclipses ' gainst his glory fight , And Time that gave doth now his gift confound . Notice the contrast between the fast little syllables of Nativity and the ample ease of ...
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... light and me ; And then the windows failed , and then I could not see to see . - " Interposed , " a buzzing sort of word , sets up several varieties of rela- tivity . First , of course , it comes between " the light " and the dying ...
... light and me ; And then the windows failed , and then I could not see to see . - " Interposed , " a buzzing sort of word , sets up several varieties of rela- tivity . First , of course , it comes between " the light " and the dying ...
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an ear for poetry | 7 |
amateur tradesman professional | 17 |
enter the critic | 27 |
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