Yale Book of American VerseThomas R. Lounsbury Yale University Press, 1912 - 570 pages |
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Page xi
... nature . ' Of course , ' he said in conclusion , ' I refer to his serious efforts , such as The Cotter's Saturday Night ; those foolish little amatory songs of his one has to forget . " " On the evening of this same day he chanced to ...
... nature . ' Of course , ' he said in conclusion , ' I refer to his serious efforts , such as The Cotter's Saturday Night ; those foolish little amatory songs of his one has to forget . " " On the evening of this same day he chanced to ...
Page xiv
... nature and to the errors of judgment caused by them . The revela- tion of their likes and dislikes is in consequence apt to be more entertaining than edifying . At any rate , there is nothing surprising in itself that Tennyson and ...
... nature and to the errors of judgment caused by them . The revela- tion of their likes and dislikes is in consequence apt to be more entertaining than edifying . At any rate , there is nothing surprising in itself that Tennyson and ...
Page xvi
... of the too inferior one , to show his lack of critical judgment by the judgment he shows . Owing , however , to this wide diversity of taste , no work of the nature of the present volume can ever [ xvi ] A WORD ABOUT ANTHOLOGIES.
... of the too inferior one , to show his lack of critical judgment by the judgment he shows . Owing , however , to this wide diversity of taste , no work of the nature of the present volume can ever [ xvi ] A WORD ABOUT ANTHOLOGIES.
Page xvii
Thomas R. Lounsbury. work of the nature of the present volume can ever be wholly satisfactory to any one save the compiler , if indeed it be so to him . As regards the rest of the world , he must content himself with at best a quali ...
Thomas R. Lounsbury. work of the nature of the present volume can ever be wholly satisfactory to any one save the compiler , if indeed it be so to him . As regards the rest of the world , he must content himself with at best a quali ...
Page xviii
... nature of his literary sym- pathies , and even more the limitations of his literary taste ; at all events its distinctive character . There are certain poems which it is always easy to select . Upon them the consent of the ages has ...
... nature of his literary sym- pathies , and even more the limitations of his literary taste ; at all events its distinctive character . There are certain poems which it is always easy to select . Upon them the consent of the ages has ...
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