Complete Poems of Edgar Allan PoeHeritage Press, 1943 - 214 pages |
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Page 149
... tion of any one thing if its terms are applicable to any one other . But if it be asked : " What is the design - the end - the aim of English grammar ? " our obvious answer is : " The art of speaking and writing the English language ...
... tion of any one thing if its terms are applicable to any one other . But if it be asked : " What is the design - the end - the aim of English grammar ? " our obvious answer is : " The art of speaking and writing the English language ...
Page 178
... tion , or variation of a word in its terminating syllable , caused the Romans - must have caused them - to pay greater attention to the termination of a word than to its commencement , or than we do to the terminations of our words ...
... tion , or variation of a word in its terminating syllable , caused the Romans - must have caused them - to pay greater attention to the termination of a word than to its commencement , or than we do to the terminations of our words ...
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... tion of composing a poem that should suit at once the popular and the critical taste . We commence , then , with this intention . The initial consideration was that of extent . If any literary work is too long to be read at one sitting ...
... tion of composing a poem that should suit at once the popular and the critical taste . We commence , then , with this intention . The initial consideration was that of extent . If any literary work is too long to be read at one sitting ...
Contents
The Editors Commentary | 2 |
Spirits of the Dead | 14 |
A Dream | 22 |
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