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Page 232
... emotional , practical , pragmatic , active thing . It is the Goethean " In the Beginning was the Act , " as against the Platonic " In the Beginning was the Word . " And though it is an active emotion rather than a state of Being , this ...
... emotional , practical , pragmatic , active thing . It is the Goethean " In the Beginning was the Act , " as against the Platonic " In the Beginning was the Word . " And though it is an active emotion rather than a state of Being , this ...
Page 294
... emotional and intellectual attitude ? In the first place he would , I think , declare himself an individualist ; one ... emotion , with complete agnosticism . Talk to them about the mystery of evil , and 294 THE PLEASURES OF LITERATURE.
... emotional and intellectual attitude ? In the first place he would , I think , declare himself an individualist ; one ... emotion , with complete agnosticism . Talk to them about the mystery of evil , and 294 THE PLEASURES OF LITERATURE.
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... emotions , but to very special and particular emotions , whose existence depends on a certain kind of profoundly bookish culture . Now the greatness of Matthew Arnold as a poet lies in the fact that he combines the rare emotional appeal ...
... emotions , but to very special and particular emotions , whose existence depends on a certain kind of profoundly bookish culture . Now the greatness of Matthew Arnold as a poet lies in the fact that he combines the rare emotional appeal ...
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