Literature and Life, 4. raamatScott, Foresman and Company, 1924 |
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... POETRY IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY : The First Quarter of the Century - The Transition to the New Century - Rudyard Kipling - The Return of Verse Narrative - John Masefield - The New Poetry - Recent American Poetry Summary . 743 PRESENT ...
... POETRY IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY : The First Quarter of the Century - The Transition to the New Century - Rudyard Kipling - The Return of Verse Narrative - John Masefield - The New Poetry - Recent American Poetry Summary . 743 PRESENT ...
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... poet could imagine an ideal world in which virtue would be rewarded and vice condemned . Poetry excelled philosophy because it could illustrate the principles of conduct through delightful stories - that is , it is much more pleasant to ...
... poet could imagine an ideal world in which virtue would be rewarded and vice condemned . Poetry excelled philosophy because it could illustrate the principles of conduct through delightful stories - that is , it is much more pleasant to ...
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... Poetry - Deor's Lament - The Seafarer - The Wanderer . POEMS FROM THE CHRONICLE : Brunanburh - Maldon . CHRISTIAN ... Poet Caedmon - Bible Story in Old English Verse - Cynewulf and His Followers . OLD ENGLISH POETIC STYLE : Alliteration ...
... Poetry - Deor's Lament - The Seafarer - The Wanderer . POEMS FROM THE CHRONICLE : Brunanburh - Maldon . CHRISTIAN ... Poet Caedmon - Bible Story in Old English Verse - Cynewulf and His Followers . OLD ENGLISH POETIC STYLE : Alliteration ...
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... poetry , but among the fragments that have come down to us are some that reflect the super- stitions and the fancies ... POETRY Life and Poetry . Old English poetry often reflects the griefs and changes of life . Few men in those days ...
... poetry , but among the fragments that have come down to us are some that reflect the super- stitions and the fancies ... POETRY Life and Poetry . Old English poetry often reflects the griefs and changes of life . Few men in those days ...
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... poetry is filled with splendid pas- sages describing this longing for the wide stretches of the waters , but there is none more thrilling than this early English song of the sea by a poet whose name has not come down to us . The ...
... poetry is filled with splendid pas- sages describing this longing for the wide stretches of the waters , but there is none more thrilling than this early English song of the sea by a poet whose name has not come down to us . The ...
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Literature and Life, 4. raamat Edwin Greenlaw,William Harris Elson,Christine M. Keck Snippet view - 1929 |
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