Studies in American LiteratureMacmillan, 1912 - 387 pages |
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... things or of the products of life , is inexact . Some prose has more of the qualities of verse than has some verse ; and there are writings , like some of the poems of Walt Whitman , for example , which it is difficult to put into ...
... things or of the products of life , is inexact . Some prose has more of the qualities of verse than has some verse ; and there are writings , like some of the poems of Walt Whitman , for example , which it is difficult to put into ...
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... things are not what they seem . Life is real ! Life is earnest ! And the grave is not its goal ; Dust thou art , to dust returnest , Was not spoken of the soul . A less common , but not very unusual form is the Quintette , or five ...
... things are not what they seem . Life is real ! Life is earnest ! And the grave is not its goal ; Dust thou art , to dust returnest , Was not spoken of the soul . A less common , but not very unusual form is the Quintette , or five ...
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... thing was she ; What is the Lily dreaming of ? Why crisp the waters blue ? See , see , she is lifting her varnished lid ! Her white leaves are glistening through . Stanza . A famous stanza , in nine lines , is that which was Spenserian ...
... thing was she ; What is the Lily dreaming of ? Why crisp the waters blue ? See , see , she is lifting her varnished lid ! Her white leaves are glistening through . Stanza . A famous stanza , in nine lines , is that which was Spenserian ...
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... time profound faith in spiritual things are characteristics which we shall find very prominent in the great writers of our Literature . QUESTIONS What are the distinctions between Prose and Verse ? Classification of Prose 27.
... time profound faith in spiritual things are characteristics which we shall find very prominent in the great writers of our Literature . QUESTIONS What are the distinctions between Prose and Verse ? Classification of Prose 27.
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... things , but lift up their eyes to the heavens , their dearest countrie , and quieted their spirits . When they came to the place they found the ship and all things ready ; and such of their friends as could not come with them followed ...
... things , but lift up their eyes to the heavens , their dearest countrie , and quieted their spirits . When they came to the place they found the ship and all things ready ; and such of their friends as could not come with them followed ...
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