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... person , that he under- stood men and their weaknesses , that he really knew what life was about , that he spoke for his fellowmen in a unique way and to a unique degree . The English worship of Shake- speare is a wholly different sort ...
... person , that he under- stood men and their weaknesses , that he really knew what life was about , that he spoke for his fellowmen in a unique way and to a unique degree . The English worship of Shake- speare is a wholly different sort ...
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... person ) in a state of physical and emotional excite- ment . There is something refreshing and appealing about this . And popular instinct turns readily towards the unro- mantic love poetry of the folk tradition . Popular instinct also ...
... person ) in a state of physical and emotional excite- ment . There is something refreshing and appealing about this . And popular instinct turns readily towards the unro- mantic love poetry of the folk tradition . Popular instinct also ...
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... person than Johnson , and Burns had to fight with him continuously to prevent him from ' refining ' words and music and so ruining their character . He did not always succeed . The latter part of Burns's life was spent largely in ...
... person than Johnson , and Burns had to fight with him continuously to prevent him from ' refining ' words and music and so ruining their character . He did not always succeed . The latter part of Burns's life was spent largely in ...
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