American Life in Literature, Volume 1Jay Broadus Hubbell Harper & brothers, 1936 - 849 pages |
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... once . What we term a long poem is , in fact , merely a succession of brief ones— that is to say , of brief poetical effects . It is needless to demonstrate that a poem is such , only inasmuch as it intensely excites , by ele- vating ...
... once . What we term a long poem is , in fact , merely a succession of brief ones— that is to say , of brief poetical effects . It is needless to demonstrate that a poem is such , only inasmuch as it intensely excites , by ele- vating ...
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... once had held the whole Pit in its grip , flung high in the air in a gesture of defiance , while his voice like the ... once , the Pit , the entire Aloor of the Board of Trade was struck dumb . All at once the tension was relaxed , the ...
... once had held the whole Pit in its grip , flung high in the air in a gesture of defiance , while his voice like the ... once , the Pit , the entire Aloor of the Board of Trade was struck dumb . All at once the tension was relaxed , the ...
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... once on what he owes to Guten- berg , And to the fealty of more centuries Than are as yet a picture in our vision . " There's time enough , -I'll do it when I'm old , And we're immortal men , " he says to that ; And then he says to me ...
... once on what he owes to Guten- berg , And to the fealty of more centuries Than are as yet a picture in our vision . " There's time enough , -I'll do it when I'm old , And we're immortal men , " he says to that ; And then he says to me ...
Contents
The Settlement of Virginia | 4 |
The SmithPocahontas Legend | 10 |
FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS 17931835 | 24 |
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