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Page 184
... practical side of the English character , we may be sure that if it shows itself in poetry at all it will not be in the way which seems most obvious . No one expects to discover in didactic verse the finest product of the poet's soul ...
... practical side of the English character , we may be sure that if it shows itself in poetry at all it will not be in the way which seems most obvious . No one expects to discover in didactic verse the finest product of the poet's soul ...
Page 194
... practical ' and incapable of or averse to speculation . Hamlet's soliloquies are full of speculation ; and in one ... practical , and to interpret the word practical as the grocer does when he weighs a pound of sugar ! It may be worth ...
... practical ' and incapable of or averse to speculation . Hamlet's soliloquies are full of speculation ; and in one ... practical , and to interpret the word practical as the grocer does when he weighs a pound of sugar ! It may be worth ...
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... practical instinct ; so that it can hardly be in conflict with the higher imagination . What it is in conflict with is rather the logical faculty and , perhaps , the lower imagination . That this practical instinct , the instinct to do ...
... practical instinct ; so that it can hardly be in conflict with the higher imagination . What it is in conflict with is rather the logical faculty and , perhaps , the lower imagination . That this practical instinct , the instinct to do ...
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PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS THE NEXT THIRTY YEARS BY THE RIGHT | 1 |
ANNUAL REPORT FOR 191617 | 33 |
ANNUAL REPORT FOR 191718 | 51 |
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