American Literature Survey, Volume 2Milton R. Stern, Seymour L. Gross Viking Press, 1962 - American literature |
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... Beauty . It may be , indeed , that here this sublime end is , now and then , at- tained in fact . We are often made to feel , with a shivering delight , that from an earthly harp are stricken notes which cannot have been unfamiliar to ...
... Beauty . It may be , indeed , that here this sublime end is , now and then , at- tained in fact . We are often made to feel , with a shivering delight , that from an earthly harp are stricken notes which cannot have been unfamiliar to ...
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Milton R. Stern, Seymour L. Gross. But this beauty of Nature which is seen and felt as beauty , is the least part . The shows of day , the dewy morning , the rainbow , mountains , orchards in blossom , stars , moonlight , shadows in ...
Milton R. Stern, Seymour L. Gross. But this beauty of Nature which is seen and felt as beauty , is the least part . The shows of day , the dewy morning , the rainbow , mountains , orchards in blossom , stars , moonlight , shadows in ...
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... beauty of nature reforms itself in the mind , and not for barren comtemplation , but for new creation . All men are in some degree impressed by the face of the world ; some men even to delight . This love of beauty is Taste . Others ...
... beauty of nature reforms itself in the mind , and not for barren comtemplation , but for new creation . All men are in some degree impressed by the face of the world ; some men even to delight . This love of beauty is Taste . Others ...
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