Modern Eloquence, Volume 9Thomas Brackett Reed, Rossiter Johnson, Justin McCarthy, Albert Ellery Bergh J.D. Morris, 1900 |
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Page 817
... and the faith that life is greater than its works , and a man more important than his toil . A race , like an individual , must get this con- sciousness of possession before the work of the day be- POE'S PLACE IN AMERICAN LITERATURE 817.
... and the faith that life is greater than its works , and a man more important than his toil . A race , like an individual , must get this con- sciousness of possession before the work of the day be- POE'S PLACE IN AMERICAN LITERATURE 817.
Page 825
... is not representative after the manner of the great masters of poetry ; but its quality is perfect . The importance of half a dozen perfect poems is not to be discovered in their mass ; POE'S PLACE IN AMERICAN LITERATURE 825.
... is not representative after the manner of the great masters of poetry ; but its quality is perfect . The importance of half a dozen perfect poems is not to be discovered in their mass ; POE'S PLACE IN AMERICAN LITERATURE 825.
Page 827
... importance . This single - mindedness of Poe in the pursuit of perfection in phrase and form was not a matter of mere workman- ship ; it was the passion to match the word with the thought , the melody with the feeling , so vitally and ...
... importance . This single - mindedness of Poe in the pursuit of perfection in phrase and form was not a matter of mere workman- ship ; it was the passion to match the word with the thought , the melody with the feeling , so vitally and ...
Page 829
... important . A national literature must have many notes , and Poe struck some which in pure melodic quality had not been heard before . As literary interests broaden in this coun- try , and the provincial point of view gives place to the ...
... important . A national literature must have many notes , and Poe struck some which in pure melodic quality had not been heard before . As literary interests broaden in this coun- try , and the provincial point of view gives place to the ...
Page 832
... importance in a literature like our own , which is still in its formative stages . Poe's exquisite craftsmanship has made the ac- ceptance of cheap and careless work impossible . Such work may secure an easy popularity from time to time ...
... importance in a literature like our own , which is still in its formative stages . Poe's exquisite craftsmanship has made the ac- ceptance of cheap and careless work impossible . Such work may secure an easy popularity from time to time ...
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