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Page 57
... less natural objects than Words- worth in his laments . " There have been tears , and breaking hearts for thee , And mine were nothing had I such to give ; But when I stood beneath the fresh green tree , Which living waves where thou ...
... less natural objects than Words- worth in his laments . " There have been tears , and breaking hearts for thee , And mine were nothing had I such to give ; But when I stood beneath the fresh green tree , Which living waves where thou ...
Page 63
... less grand as it shuts down over less worth in the population . " The last line is a specimen of Emerson's prose " concetti " ( to use the Italian word , instead of the English word conceit ) , which has a conventional sound we do not ...
... less grand as it shuts down over less worth in the population . " The last line is a specimen of Emerson's prose " concetti " ( to use the Italian word , instead of the English word conceit ) , which has a conventional sound we do not ...
Page 73
... less willing or less able to be a polemic . I could not give account of myself , if challenged . I could not possibly give you one of the arguments you cruelly hint at , on which any doctrine of mine stands . For I do not know what ...
... less willing or less able to be a polemic . I could not give account of myself , if challenged . I could not possibly give you one of the arguments you cruelly hint at , on which any doctrine of mine stands . For I do not know what ...
Page 86
... Less agile was the fierce barb's fiery step ; His voice drew hearts to him : his smile was like The incarnation of some blessed dream , Its joyousness so sunned the gazer's eye ! Fair were his locks : his snowy teeth divided A bow of ...
... Less agile was the fierce barb's fiery step ; His voice drew hearts to him : his smile was like The incarnation of some blessed dream , Its joyousness so sunned the gazer's eye ! Fair were his locks : his snowy teeth divided A bow of ...
Page 100
... less condensed style of composition renders them less apparent , from the greater diffusion of the fault . Once for all , we must here make the remark that he has very little self - reliance , and , indeed , not a particle of dignity ...
... less condensed style of composition renders them less apparent , from the greater diffusion of the fault . Once for all , we must here make the remark that he has very little self - reliance , and , indeed , not a particle of dignity ...
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