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He has been hardly less distinguished in public life . He came into Parlia- ment shortly before the debates upon the Reform Bill , and his speeches , especially upon that question , were highly eloquent , vigorous , and effective ...
He has been hardly less distinguished in public life . He came into Parlia- ment shortly before the debates upon the Reform Bill , and his speeches , especially upon that question , were highly eloquent , vigorous , and effective ...
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Still less is it thus with poetry . The progress of refinement rarely supplies these arts with better objects of imitation . It may , indeed , improve the instruments which are necessary to the mechanical operations of the musician ...
Still less is it thus with poetry . The progress of refinement rarely supplies these arts with better objects of imitation . It may , indeed , improve the instruments which are necessary to the mechanical operations of the musician ...
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We often hear of the magical influence of poetry . The expression in general means nothing ; but , applied to the writings of Milton , it is most appropriate . His poetry acts like an incantation . Its merit lies less in its obvious ...
We often hear of the magical influence of poetry . The expression in general means nothing ; but , applied to the writings of Milton , it is most appropriate . His poetry acts like an incantation . Its merit lies less in its obvious ...
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Their value depends less on what they ' directly represent , than on what they remotely suggest . However strange , however grotesque may be the appear- Iris there with humid bow Waters the odorous banks , that blow Flowers of more ...
Their value depends less on what they ' directly represent , than on what they remotely suggest . However strange , however grotesque may be the appear- Iris there with humid bow Waters the odorous banks , that blow Flowers of more ...
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Still , however , there was another extreme , which , though far less dangerous , was also to be avoided . The imaginations of men are in a great measure under the con- trol of their opinions . The most exquisite art of a poetical ...
Still , however , there was another extreme , which , though far less dangerous , was also to be avoided . The imaginations of men are in a great measure under the con- trol of their opinions . The most exquisite art of a poetical ...
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