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... enclosed in the poem's associative structure , and gives internal and particularized force to its verbal space . Pearls enclose Pearl , the maiden who in turn encloses a perfect pearl ( 221-22 ) . The 39 Pearl : the circle as figural space.
... enclosed in the poem's associative structure , and gives internal and particularized force to its verbal space . Pearls enclose Pearl , the maiden who in turn encloses a perfect pearl ( 221-22 ) . The 39 Pearl : the circle as figural space.
Page 40
... enclosed point of infinite per- fection ( 740 ) , but for the Lord's company it is also Christ's cham- ber ( 904 ) , a " mynster mete " [ fitting cathedral ] ( 1063 ) . When the narrator is given the Eucharist at the end of the poem ...
... enclosed point of infinite per- fection ( 740 ) , but for the Lord's company it is also Christ's cham- ber ( 904 ) , a " mynster mete " [ fitting cathedral ] ( 1063 ) . When the narrator is given the Eucharist at the end of the poem ...
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... enclosed se- ductively " In ample space under the broadest shade . " In spatial terms , this temptation sets a crafted , superabundant , and protective enclosure against the immense and essentially empty wilderness . It is quite unlike ...
... enclosed se- ductively " In ample space under the broadest shade . " In spatial terms , this temptation sets a crafted , superabundant , and protective enclosure against the immense and essentially empty wilderness . It is quite unlike ...
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the circle as figural space | 25 |
a fourfold | 129 |
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