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Page 65
... higher and higher as it goes from strength to strength , still upward and onward . Accordingly the wisest and greatest men are ever the most modest . Yet he who feels that if he is not what he would , he " has done what he could , " is ...
... higher and higher as it goes from strength to strength , still upward and onward . Accordingly the wisest and greatest men are ever the most modest . Yet he who feels that if he is not what he would , he " has done what he could , " is ...
Page 80
... Higher still and higher , From the earth thou springest , Like a cloud of fire The blue deep thou wingest , And singing still dost soar , and soaring ever singest . In the golden lightning Of the sunken sun , O'er which clouds are ...
... Higher still and higher , From the earth thou springest , Like a cloud of fire The blue deep thou wingest , And singing still dost soar , and soaring ever singest . In the golden lightning Of the sunken sun , O'er which clouds are ...
Page 88
... higher degree , and lived through it . lieve that the misanthropy of Byron ever made a single misan- thrope ; that his scepticism , so uneasy and sorrowful beneath its thin mask of levity , ever made a single sceptic . I know those whom ...
... higher degree , and lived through it . lieve that the misanthropy of Byron ever made a single misan- thrope ; that his scepticism , so uneasy and sorrowful beneath its thin mask of levity , ever made a single sceptic . I know those whom ...
Page 92
... higher order , meaning which enlightens and beauty which enchants them . This fault which I have admitted , this want of universality is not surprising , since it was necessary for these three poets to stand apart from the tide of ...
... higher order , meaning which enlightens and beauty which enchants them . This fault which I have admitted , this want of universality is not surprising , since it was necessary for these three poets to stand apart from the tide of ...
Page 96
... higher scope , is more difficult of execution ; and , so far as I know , unique . The temptations which beset a single soul have been a frequent subject , and one sure of sympathy if treated with any power . Breathlessly we watch the ...
... higher scope , is more difficult of execution ; and , so far as I know , unique . The temptations which beset a single soul have been a frequent subject , and one sure of sympathy if treated with any power . Breathlessly we watch the ...
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