Complete Poems of Edgar Allan PoeHeritage Press, 1943 - 214 pages |
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... poet is his own best critic ; that Milton probably preferred the lyrical " Comus " to the epical " Paradise Lost " ; that Coleridge , though a giant , was prone to err ; and that he had no faith in Wordsworth , a dull " metaphysical " poet ...
... poet is his own best critic ; that Milton probably preferred the lyrical " Comus " to the epical " Paradise Lost " ; that Coleridge , though a giant , was prone to err ; and that he had no faith in Wordsworth , a dull " metaphysical " poet ...
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... poet , who is indeed a poet , could not , I think , fail of making a just critique . Whatever should be deducted on the score of self - love , might be replaced on account of his intimate acquaintance with the subject ; in short , we ...
... poet , who is indeed a poet , could not , I think , fail of making a just critique . Whatever should be deducted on the score of self - love , might be replaced on account of his intimate acquaintance with the subject ; in short , we ...
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... poet - who must be a poet of some eminence , or he will not answer the purpose . Let us take Mr. Alfred B. Street . I remember these two lines of his : His sinuous path , by blazes , wound Among trunks grouped in myriads round . With ...
... poet - who must be a poet of some eminence , or he will not answer the purpose . Let us take Mr. Alfred B. Street . I remember these two lines of his : His sinuous path , by blazes , wound Among trunks grouped in myriads round . With ...
Contents
The Editors Commentary | 2 |
Spirits of the Dead | 14 |
The Happiest Day the Happiest Hour | 21 |
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