Criticism: The Foundations of Modern Literary JudgmentMark Schorer, Josephine Miles, Gordon McKenzie Harcourt, Brace, 1948 - 553 pages |
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... manner in which it is worn . A majestic form and graceful motions will ex- press themselves through the most barbarous and tasteless costume . Few poets of the highest class have chosen to exhibit the beauty of their conceptions in its ...
... manner in which it is worn . A majestic form and graceful motions will ex- press themselves through the most barbarous and tasteless costume . Few poets of the highest class have chosen to exhibit the beauty of their conceptions in its ...
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... manner on the other , have a mark , an accent , of high beauty , worth , and power . But if we are asked to define this mark and accent in the abstract , our answer must be : No , for we should thereby be darken- ing the question , not ...
... manner on the other , have a mark , an accent , of high beauty , worth , and power . But if we are asked to define this mark and accent in the abstract , our answer must be : No , for we should thereby be darken- ing the question , not ...
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... manner which goes with that high seriousness is wanting to his work . At moments he touches it in a profound and pas- sionate melancholy , as in those four immortal lines taken by Byron as a motto for The Bride of Abydos , but which ...
... manner which goes with that high seriousness is wanting to his work . At moments he touches it in a profound and pas- sionate melancholy , as in those four immortal lines taken by Byron as a motto for The Bride of Abydos , but which ...
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