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... rest me where I am ' ( Charis , 9 ) . The beauty , pride , and aspirations of Charis elevate her , and the poet - figure is out- classed , but the sequence ends not with Charis's victory but with the re- flections of ' Another Lady ...
... rest me where I am ' ( Charis , 9 ) . The beauty , pride , and aspirations of Charis elevate her , and the poet - figure is out- classed , but the sequence ends not with Charis's victory but with the re- flections of ' Another Lady ...
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... rest , When Strephon , with his charming Fair , Cross'd the proud River Thames , And to a Garden did repair , To quench their mutual Flames . This is a knowing world , not an innocent one , and it is recognizably contemporary . Such ...
... rest , When Strephon , with his charming Fair , Cross'd the proud River Thames , And to a Garden did repair , To quench their mutual Flames . This is a knowing world , not an innocent one , and it is recognizably contemporary . Such ...
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George A. E. Parfitt. The pattern of the rest of the poem is clear and well known , with the poet - figure working his way , via the partial explanations and the outbursts which make up the body of the poem , to the point where he can ...
George A. E. Parfitt. The pattern of the rest of the poem is clear and well known , with the poet - figure working his way , via the partial explanations and the outbursts which make up the body of the poem , to the point where he can ...
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