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... poets . This is not to say that there are not a dozen , or even twenty , writers in the succession of English poetry who at times in individual quality touch a height equal to Milton's own . The word " great " is one that is commonly ...
... poets . This is not to say that there are not a dozen , or even twenty , writers in the succession of English poetry who at times in individual quality touch a height equal to Milton's own . The word " great " is one that is commonly ...
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... POETS Even a casual student of the poetry that was produced in England from 1914 onwards must be struck at once by two curious facts . First , that there is hardly a single figure - apart from Yeats , and his genius was in flower before ...
... POETS Even a casual student of the poetry that was produced in England from 1914 onwards must be struck at once by two curious facts . First , that there is hardly a single figure - apart from Yeats , and his genius was in flower before ...
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... poetry which was almost bound to be popular . He was the friend and protégé of Kendall , who wrote eulogistically of his poetry . To - day it is rather out of vogue , though in 1934 a bust of the poet was unveiled in West- minster Abbey ...
... poetry which was almost bound to be popular . He was the friend and protégé of Kendall , who wrote eulogistically of his poetry . To - day it is rather out of vogue , though in 1934 a bust of the poet was unveiled in West- minster Abbey ...
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