The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe: Literary criticismAMS Press, 1979 |
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Page 103
... poetic licenses ; but the true poet will avail himself of no license whatever that does not aid his intended effect . When an inversion occurs , we say at once , " here the poet had not suffi- cient skill to make out his line without ...
... poetic licenses ; but the true poet will avail himself of no license whatever that does not aid his intended effect . When an inversion occurs , we say at once , " here the poet had not suffi- cient skill to make out his line without ...
Page 131
... Poets and Poetry of America " thinks the literary precocity of Bryant remarkable . " There are few recorded more remarkable , " he says . The first edition of " The Embargo was in 1808 , and the poet was born in 1794 ; he was more than ...
... Poets and Poetry of America " thinks the literary precocity of Bryant remarkable . " There are few recorded more remarkable , " he says . The first edition of " The Embargo was in 1808 , and the poet was born in 1794 ; he was more than ...
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... Poets and Poetry of America . " In Messrs . C. and A.'s collection there occur , too , very many of those half ... poet , however , can admit them to be poetry at all . Still , the volume contains some pieces which enable us to ...
... Poets and Poetry of America . " In Messrs . C. and A.'s collection there occur , too , very many of those half ... poet , however , can admit them to be poetry at all . Still , the volume contains some pieces which enable us to ...
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