William CowperJ. Cape, 1928 - 319 pages |
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Page 35
... realize the truth which the Romantics were to affirm that for a poet creation is a spiritual adventure transcending creeds as mysticism transcends morality ; that the disinterested pursuit of reality involves a truer salvation than the ...
... realize the truth which the Romantics were to affirm that for a poet creation is a spiritual adventure transcending creeds as mysticism transcends morality ; that the disinterested pursuit of reality involves a truer salvation than the ...
Page 38
... realizes the divine in him , as a creator . If his art is not an all - sufficient religion by virtue of its fearless ... realize this , and consequently he failed to unify his nature either in the religion to which he subscribed or the ...
... realizes the divine in him , as a creator . If his art is not an all - sufficient religion by virtue of its fearless ... realize this , and consequently he failed to unify his nature either in the religion to which he subscribed or the ...
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... realize both his humanity and his divinity . In his next poem , Charity , he wrote indeed - Nature imprints upon whate'er we see That has a heart and life in it , " Be free ! " But while he could hang upon this an impassioned ...
... realize both his humanity and his divinity . In his next poem , Charity , he wrote indeed - Nature imprints upon whate'er we see That has a heart and life in it , " Be free ! " But while he could hang upon this an impassioned ...
Contents
THE SEEDS OF MISFORTUNE Page | 15 |
THE HARVEST OF PROVIDENCE | 65 |
THE REV JOHN NEWTON | 99 |
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