The World's Progress: With Illustrative Texts from Masterpieces of Egyptian, Hebrew, Greek, Latin, Modern European and American Literature; Fully Illustrated, 7. osaDelphian Society, 1911 |
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... intelligence , By her near genius , of the body's end , And so imparts a sadness to the sense , Foregoing ruin whereto it doth tend ; Or whether nature else hath conference With profound sleep , 12 THE WORLD'S PROGRESS . Samuel Daniel.
... intelligence , By her near genius , of the body's end , And so imparts a sadness to the sense , Foregoing ruin whereto it doth tend ; Or whether nature else hath conference With profound sleep , 12 THE WORLD'S PROGRESS . Samuel Daniel.
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... genius that could invest a terrible theme in language of such poetic beauty . He says , " To move a horror skillfully , to touch a soul to the quick , to lay upon fear as much as it can bear , to wean and weary a life till it is ready ...
... genius that could invest a terrible theme in language of such poetic beauty . He says , " To move a horror skillfully , to touch a soul to the quick , to lay upon fear as much as it can bear , to wean and weary a life till it is ready ...
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... genius , which endured till death . The twinship of Beaumont and Fletcher was that of soul as well as intellect . Their work is a perfect harmony of diverse powers , and it is as unnecessary as it is difficult to apportion its beauties ...
... genius , which endured till death . The twinship of Beaumont and Fletcher was that of soul as well as intellect . Their work is a perfect harmony of diverse powers , and it is as unnecessary as it is difficult to apportion its beauties ...
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... genius to make sure of its daily bread and butter . Allowing for many drawbacks , he comes next to Shakespeare , among all his contemporaries , in the art of working a plot with consummate mastery . His plays were not few ; they were ...
... genius to make sure of its daily bread and butter . Allowing for many drawbacks , he comes next to Shakespeare , among all his contemporaries , in the art of working a plot with consummate mastery . His plays were not few ; they were ...
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... genius braved its censures and won its approval for his spectacular pleas for impartial judgment . He antici- pated the inevitable reaction to a tolerant spirit , and so sought fortune . He died in 1640 , aged fifty - six , and was ...
... genius braved its censures and won its approval for his spectacular pleas for impartial judgment . He antici- pated the inevitable reaction to a tolerant spirit , and so sought fortune . He died in 1640 , aged fifty - six , and was ...
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