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... ruin of a chill winter's day was in it . Though the scene was a sad one , it also gave a feeling of great pleasure to look at it , which is what poetry and other forms of art are able to do with the sorrowful . Poetry shows the creative ...
... ruin of a chill winter's day was in it . Though the scene was a sad one , it also gave a feeling of great pleasure to look at it , which is what poetry and other forms of art are able to do with the sorrowful . Poetry shows the creative ...
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... ning senates to command , The threats of pain and ruin to despise , To scatter plenty o'er a smiling land , And read their history in a nation's eyes- | Their lot forbade : nor circumscribed alone Their growing. 31 PALACE ...
... ning senates to command , The threats of pain and ruin to despise , To scatter plenty o'er a smiling land , And read their history in a nation's eyes- | Their lot forbade : nor circumscribed alone Their growing. 31 PALACE ...
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