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... poet ' by a continued mounting of the slopes of the intellect from common experience , to intellectual ex- perience , to religious inspiration ... trusts to arrive at the supreme poetic gratification ' . " And Rosemond Tuve considers ...
... poet ' by a continued mounting of the slopes of the intellect from common experience , to intellectual ex- perience , to religious inspiration ... trusts to arrive at the supreme poetic gratification ' . " And Rosemond Tuve considers ...
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... poet - observer , or poet , or po- tential poet , rather than a mere ' spectator ' . The poems ' most obvious distinction between the two kinds of literature occurs in the following contrasted passages : and Then to the well - trod ...
... poet - observer , or poet , or po- tential poet , rather than a mere ' spectator ' . The poems ' most obvious distinction between the two kinds of literature occurs in the following contrasted passages : and Then to the well - trod ...
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... poet and priest . Moreover , even after St Peter has made explicit the duties and rewards of the dedicated ' shepherd ' , this higher Christian calling is conceived in terms that do not ex- clude the poetic vocation . In the ...
... poet and priest . Moreover , even after St Peter has made explicit the duties and rewards of the dedicated ' shepherd ' , this higher Christian calling is conceived in terms that do not ex- clude the poetic vocation . In the ...
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Lycidas | 28 |
The Rape of the Lock | 50 |
An Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot | 81 |
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