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... manner , " that manner which never sinks to the colloquial nor rises to eloquence born of indignation or high enthusiasm . This manner was generated by an attitude of tolerance towards the weaknesses of the age . There is not the ...
... manner , " that manner which never sinks to the colloquial nor rises to eloquence born of indignation or high enthusiasm . This manner was generated by an attitude of tolerance towards the weaknesses of the age . There is not the ...
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... manner of the best poetry their special character , their accent , is given by their diction , and , even yet more , by their movement . And though we distinguish be- tween the two characters , the two accents , 20 of superiority , yet ...
... manner of the best poetry their special character , their accent , is given by their diction , and , even yet more , by their movement . And though we distinguish be- tween the two characters , the two accents , 20 of superiority , yet ...
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... manner , the manner of Burns has spring , bounding swiftness . Burns is by far the greater force , though he has perhaps less charm . The world of Chaucer is fairer , richer , more significant than that of Burns ; but when the largeness ...
... manner , the manner of Burns has spring , bounding swiftness . Burns is by far the greater force , though he has perhaps less charm . The world of Chaucer is fairer , richer , more significant than that of Burns ; but when the largeness ...
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Literary Masters of England Nelson Sherwin Bushnell,Paul Milton Fulcher,Warner Taylor Snippet view - 1936 |
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