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... emotional experi- ences or moments of physical passion any symbol of the Platonic idea of love or any proof of anything except the reality and zest of the experience . His love songs are not , for the most part , about Love ; they are ...
... emotional experi- ences or moments of physical passion any symbol of the Platonic idea of love or any proof of anything except the reality and zest of the experience . His love songs are not , for the most part , about Love ; they are ...
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... emotions of love , friendship or amusement or his ironic contemplation of the social scene . But these were not ... emotional self - indulgence in eighteenth- century English poetry ( his critical sense remained uncertain in this ...
... emotions of love , friendship or amusement or his ironic contemplation of the social scene . But these were not ... emotional self - indulgence in eighteenth- century English poetry ( his critical sense remained uncertain in this ...
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... emotional and economic problems , thought of emigrating to Jamaica . But he first wanted to show his country what he could do . In the midst of his troubles with the Armours ( and they were serious , for Mr. Armour threatened to sue him ...
... emotional and economic problems , thought of emigrating to Jamaica . But he first wanted to show his country what he could do . In the midst of his troubles with the Armours ( and they were serious , for Mr. Armour threatened to sue him ...
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