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Page 69
... poem , so holy in its purity and tenderness , so deli- ciously soft and soothing in its coloring , without feeling ... poems , which has never received its meed of fame ; I allude to Theodric . Who can be insensible to the charms of ...
... poem , so holy in its purity and tenderness , so deli- ciously soft and soothing in its coloring , without feeling ... poems , which has never received its meed of fame ; I allude to Theodric . Who can be insensible to the charms of ...
Page 72
... poems might have been published under the title of " Leisure Hours , or Recreations of a Great Man . " They seem like fragments , not very heedfully stricken off from the bed of a rich quarry ; for , with all their individual finish ...
... poems might have been published under the title of " Leisure Hours , or Recreations of a Great Man . " They seem like fragments , not very heedfully stricken off from the bed of a rich quarry ; for , with all their individual finish ...
Page 73
... poems are chiefly remark- able for presenting pictures of particular epochs , and , considered in that light , truly admirable . Much poetry has come down to us , thus far , whose interest is almost exclusively of the same na- ture ; in ...
... poems are chiefly remark- able for presenting pictures of particular epochs , and , considered in that light , truly admirable . Much poetry has come down to us , thus far , whose interest is almost exclusively of the same na- ture ; in ...
Page 74
... poems are invaluable , and must always hold a place in English literature . They are interesting too , as giving a more complete idea of the character and habits of one of our greatest and best men , than his remarkable modesty would ...
... poems are invaluable , and must always hold a place in English literature . They are interesting too , as giving a more complete idea of the character and habits of one of our greatest and best men , than his remarkable modesty would ...
Page 77
... poems . Crabbe has the true spirit of the man of science ; he seeks truth alone , content to take all parts of God's creations as they are , if he may but get a distinct idea of the laws which govern them . He sees human nature as only ...
... poems . Crabbe has the true spirit of the man of science ; he seeks truth alone , content to take all parts of God's creations as they are , if he may but get a distinct idea of the laws which govern them . He sees human nature as only ...
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