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... Poems has been followed . The book does not profess to be represen- tative of the authors included , but complete papers or stories have been taken of a length permitting a fair display of some of the author's characteristics . The ...
... Poems has been followed . The book does not profess to be represen- tative of the authors included , but complete papers or stories have been taken of a length permitting a fair display of some of the author's characteristics . The ...
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... Poems , and has purposely left work to be done by the reader , the doing of which will add a zest to his reading . This is most noticeable in the case of Emerson's essay on Books . It would be an admirable exercise for any young student ...
... Poems , and has purposely left work to be done by the reader , the doing of which will add a zest to his reading . This is most noticeable in the case of Emerson's essay on Books . It would be an admirable exercise for any young student ...
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... prose works . The reader will find it an agreeable task to discover what the poets , Longfellow , Lowell , Stedman , and others , have said of this man of genius . I. THE SNOW - IMAGE . A CHILDISH MIRACLE . INTRODUCTION . 5.
... prose works . The reader will find it an agreeable task to discover what the poets , Longfellow , Lowell , Stedman , and others , have said of this man of genius . I. THE SNOW - IMAGE . A CHILDISH MIRACLE . INTRODUCTION . 5.
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... poetic faith . He showed the golden links of the great chain that intertwined them with an angelic kindred ; he brought out the hidden traits of a celeş- tial birth that made them worthy of such kin . Some , indeed , there were , who ...
... poetic faith . He showed the golden links of the great chain that intertwined them with an angelic kindred ; he brought out the hidden traits of a celeş- tial birth that made them worthy of such kin . Some , indeed , there were , who ...
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... finger on the volume that Ernest had been reading . " You have read these poems , " said he . " You know me , then , for I wrote them . " -- Use ; balk ди Temp == Effect . not com 50 read NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE . Again , and Tippecan.
... finger on the volume that Ernest had been reading . " You have read these poems , " said he . " You know me , then , for I wrote them . " -- Use ; balk ди Temp == Effect . not com 50 read NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE . Again , and Tippecan.
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