The Makers of English PoetryKennikat Press, 1968 - 404 pages |
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Page 137
... force , it is quite certain that he never ceased to take a keen interest in politics . He had national aims , and was full of the most ardent love of country . It may be well to recall to the minds of my readers this aspect of ...
... force , it is quite certain that he never ceased to take a keen interest in politics . He had national aims , and was full of the most ardent love of country . It may be well to recall to the minds of my readers this aspect of ...
Page 143
... force in it such as few writers display . When habitually calm men break the barriers of reserve , there is something strangely impressive in their passion . There is nothing more impressive in Wordsworth , as in- dicative of the ...
... force in it such as few writers display . When habitually calm men break the barriers of reserve , there is something strangely impressive in their passion . There is nothing more impressive in Wordsworth , as in- dicative of the ...
Page 176
... force from which national tendencies and purposes are born . It takes a soul To move a body ; it takes a high - souled man To move the masses even to a cleaner stye ; It takes the ideal to blow an inch aside The dust of the actual ; and ...
... force from which national tendencies and purposes are born . It takes a soul To move a body ; it takes a high - souled man To move the masses even to a cleaner stye ; It takes the ideal to blow an inch aside The dust of the actual ; and ...
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