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.
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... individual consciousness , and personality which constitutes what we call genius . On one side of Hawthorne's work there are lines of historical descent which may be clearly traced ; on the other there is the inexplicable miracle , the ...
... individual consciousness , and personality which constitutes what we call genius . On one side of Hawthorne's work there are lines of historical descent which may be clearly traced ; on the other there is the inexplicable miracle , the ...
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... individual genius , owing little to his immediate or even to his remoter environment ; an artist who felt keenly the spirit of his art as it has found refuge in beautiful forms , but who detached himself with con- sistent insistence ...
... individual genius , owing little to his immediate or even to his remoter environment ; an artist who felt keenly the spirit of his art as it has found refuge in beautiful forms , but who detached himself with con- sistent insistence ...
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... individual writer who has yet appeared in this country . Among the elements which go to the making of the true work of art , the dæmonic holds a first place . It is the essential and peculiar quality of genius - the quality which lies ...
... individual writer who has yet appeared in this country . Among the elements which go to the making of the true work of art , the dæmonic holds a first place . It is the essential and peculiar quality of genius - the quality which lies ...
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... individual force , brought with it that sense of freshness and originality which men are always eager to feel , and to which they often respond with exag- gerated cordiality . It is not surprising that those who are full of the passion ...
... individual force , brought with it that sense of freshness and originality which men are always eager to feel , and to which they often respond with exag- gerated cordiality . It is not surprising that those who are full of the passion ...
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