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Page 27
... line of demarcation varies in dif- ferent individuals , it is , nevertheless , very plainly defined . A monomania is a passion carried to an unnatural extent . Love is natural , but when this passion for an object carries us beyond ...
... line of demarcation varies in dif- ferent individuals , it is , nevertheless , very plainly defined . A monomania is a passion carried to an unnatural extent . Love is natural , but when this passion for an object carries us beyond ...
Page 31
... line with one of those bright streaks that the moon drew on the water , and which , by dazzling the eye , effectually concealed the objects within its width . When the fisherman saw that the Bravo had disappeared , he smiled and seemed ...
... line with one of those bright streaks that the moon drew on the water , and which , by dazzling the eye , effectually concealed the objects within its width . When the fisherman saw that the Bravo had disappeared , he smiled and seemed ...
Page 33
... line to his seat , and disposed of his net with habitual care , now crossed himself devoutly , and took his station before the Carmelite . His acknowledgments of error then began . Much mental misery clothed the language and ideas of ...
... line to his seat , and disposed of his net with habitual care , now crossed himself devoutly , and took his station before the Carmelite . His acknowledgments of error then began . Much mental misery clothed the language and ideas of ...
Page 52
... line , The ruby of the drop of wine , The shining pebble of the pond , Thou inscribest with a bond In thy momentary play Would bankrupt nature to repay . " A mere versifier would have made those images into a hundred lines ; the true ...
... line , The ruby of the drop of wine , The shining pebble of the pond , Thou inscribest with a bond In thy momentary play Would bankrupt nature to repay . " A mere versifier would have made those images into a hundred lines ; the true ...
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... lines , summed up his definition of true poetry . 66 TO MERLIN . " Thy trivial harp will never please , Or fill my craving ear : Its chords should ring as blows the breeze , Free , peremptory , and clear . No jingling serenader's 3 ...
... lines , summed up his definition of true poetry . 66 TO MERLIN . " Thy trivial harp will never please , Or fill my craving ear : Its chords should ring as blows the breeze , Free , peremptory , and clear . No jingling serenader's 3 ...
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