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... recall the tradition of poetic dream- visions , those from Il Penseroso seem also to refer to a ' dream ' of poetic inspiration . ' Strange ' may connote a ' dream ' that is not only unfamiliar or rare , but excites an exceptional ...
... recall the tradition of poetic dream- visions , those from Il Penseroso seem also to refer to a ' dream ' of poetic inspiration . ' Strange ' may connote a ' dream ' that is not only unfamiliar or rare , but excites an exceptional ...
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... recall that the dolphin was a symbol both of the Resurrection and ( though more rarely ) of Christ himself . Again Miss Tuve points out that ' the love and rescuing pity which had long been thought of as the beauty of Arion's story are ...
... recall that the dolphin was a symbol both of the Resurrection and ( though more rarely ) of Christ himself . Again Miss Tuve points out that ' the love and rescuing pity which had long been thought of as the beauty of Arion's story are ...
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... recall the des- cription of ' the tree of life ' in Revelation , XXII . 2 , and in those ' other streams ' that recall the ' living fountains of waters ' where ' God shall wipe all tears from their eyes ' ( ibid . , VII . 17 ) . Yet the ...
... recall the des- cription of ' the tree of life ' in Revelation , XXII . 2 , and in those ' other streams ' that recall the ' living fountains of waters ' where ' God shall wipe all tears from their eyes ' ( ibid . , VII . 17 ) . Yet the ...
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Lycidas | 28 |
The Rape of the Lock | 50 |
An Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot | 81 |
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