Seventeenth-century English Poetry: Modern Essays in CriticismWilliam R. Keast Oxford University Press, 1962 - 434 pages |
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... thee , lesse thou for them . Say , that thou pour'st them wheat , And they will acornes eat : " Twere simple fury ... thee by Pindares fire : And though thy nerves be shrunke , and blood be cold , Ere years have made thee old , Strike ...
... thee , lesse thou for them . Say , that thou pour'st them wheat , And they will acornes eat : " Twere simple fury ... thee by Pindares fire : And though thy nerves be shrunke , and blood be cold , Ere years have made thee old , Strike ...
Page 123
... thee , and no lesse , alas ! Th'indifferent Italian , as we passe His warme land , well content to thinke thee Page , Will hunt thee with such lust , and hideous rage , As Lots faire guests were vext . And now , in case the point is not ...
... thee , and no lesse , alas ! Th'indifferent Italian , as we passe His warme land , well content to thinke thee Page , Will hunt thee with such lust , and hideous rage , As Lots faire guests were vext . And now , in case the point is not ...
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... thee they bend , Flow swiftly into thee , and in thee ever end . The emptiness that lies behind the outward shows of humanity is visualized here as a positive force with special reference to the con- temporary scene . Swift's doctrine ...
... thee they bend , Flow swiftly into thee , and in thee ever end . The emptiness that lies behind the outward shows of humanity is visualized here as a positive force with special reference to the con- temporary scene . Swift's doctrine ...
Contents
H J C GRIERSON Metaphysical Poetry 3 | 22 |
F R LEAVIS The Line of Wit | 31 |
HELEN GARDNER The Metaphysical Poets | 50 |
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