The Classic Myths in English Literature: Based Chiefly on Bulfinch's "Age of Fable". (1855) : Accompanied by an Interpretative and Illustrative Commentary |
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... beauty of art , the mere grace of which we Americans for lack of imaginative training , and sympathy , and awe have not yet valued , and have yet to apprehend . With young pupils , the teacher will probably find it best to begin ...
... beauty of art , the mere grace of which we Americans for lack of imaginative training , and sympathy , and awe have not yet valued , and have yet to apprehend . With young pupils , the teacher will probably find it best to begin ...
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... of delighting us . And the enduring meas- ure of delight which the æsthetic myth affords is the test of what we call its beauty . A myth , whether explanatory or æsthetic , is of 4 CLASSIC MYTHS IN ENGLISH LITERATURE .
... of delighting us . And the enduring meas- ure of delight which the æsthetic myth affords is the test of what we call its beauty . A myth , whether explanatory or æsthetic , is of 4 CLASSIC MYTHS IN ENGLISH LITERATURE .
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... beauty through which the physi- cal or natural myth may develop are expressed with poetic grace by Ruskin , in his " Queen of the Air . " The reader must , however , guard against the supposition that any myth has sprung into exist ...
... beauty through which the physi- cal or natural myth may develop are expressed with poetic grace by Ruskin , in his " Queen of the Air . " The reader must , however , guard against the supposition that any myth has sprung into exist ...
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... beauty ; yet so real that the quiver rattles at their shoulder , and the chariot bends beneath their weight . And , on the other hand , collaterally with these corporeal images , and never for one instant separated from them , he ...
... beauty ; yet so real that the quiver rattles at their shoulder , and the chariot bends beneath their weight . And , on the other hand , collaterally with these corporeal images , and never for one instant separated from them , he ...
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... beauty , another persuasive charm , a third the faculty of music . And they named her Pandora , " the gift of all the gods . " Thus equipped , she was conveyed to earth , and presented to Epime- theus , who , without hesitation ...
... beauty , another persuasive charm , a third the faculty of music . And they named her Pandora , " the gift of all the gods . " Thus equipped , she was conveyed to earth , and presented to Epime- theus , who , without hesitation ...
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