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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... thing . Words do not , of course , have fixed and agreed - upon conno- tations . Please appears to have pleasing connotations , but a mother calling her child for the sixth time to please come to dinner can make the word downright ...
... thing . Words do not , of course , have fixed and agreed - upon conno- tations . Please appears to have pleasing connotations , but a mother calling her child for the sixth time to please come to dinner can make the word downright ...
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... thing to thought All we have to go on is experience . If we find " tongues in trees , books in the running brooks , / Sermons in stones , and good in every thing , " like Jaques in the Forest of Arden , it is after all a fairly wide ...
... thing to thought All we have to go on is experience . If we find " tongues in trees , books in the running brooks , / Sermons in stones , and good in every thing , " like Jaques in the Forest of Arden , it is after all a fairly wide ...
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... thing The pull of this line against the conventional base , especially in the three heavy beats and r alliterations ... things to feelings , from house to home , from locality and furnishings to love . That pattern is the central ...
... thing The pull of this line against the conventional base , especially in the three heavy beats and r alliterations ... things to feelings , from house to home , from locality and furnishings to love . That pattern is the central ...
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an ear for poetry | 7 |
amateur tradesman professional | 17 |
enter the critic | 27 |
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