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... Perhaps so . Yet obviously the poem owes its reputa- tion to something more than merely its judiciously - chosen subject or its simplicity . There is , to start with , the elegance of its style , the harmony of its verse , the beauty ...
... Perhaps so . Yet obviously the poem owes its reputa- tion to something more than merely its judiciously - chosen subject or its simplicity . There is , to start with , the elegance of its style , the harmony of its verse , the beauty ...
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... - lished . In short , a rather studious , sober , and sedentary man . A little melancholy , but by no means morose ; recluse- like , perhaps , but never misanthropic . IRWIN FEDER THE ELEGY THE CURFEW TOLLS THE KNELL OF PARTING DAY 8.
... - lished . In short , a rather studious , sober , and sedentary man . A little melancholy , but by no means morose ; recluse- like , perhaps , but never misanthropic . IRWIN FEDER THE ELEGY THE CURFEW TOLLS THE KNELL OF PARTING DAY 8.
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