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Page 827
This single - mindedness of Poe in the pursuit of perfection in phrase and form
was not a matter of mere workmanship ; it was the passion to match the word with
the thought , the melody with the feeling , so vitally and completely that the ...
This single - mindedness of Poe in the pursuit of perfection in phrase and form
was not a matter of mere workmanship ; it was the passion to match the word with
the thought , the melody with the feeling , so vitally and completely that the ...
Page 852
Their erection may be a matter of comparatively little importance or concern to the
Union Soldiers who are still living , but no one can accurately foretell the value
and importance of their influence upon the young men and the young women ...
Their erection may be a matter of comparatively little importance or concern to the
Union Soldiers who are still living , but no one can accurately foretell the value
and importance of their influence upon the young men and the young women ...
Page 858
... are injurious to the inhabitants of the place ; and , secondly , what makes it
impracticable to put into force the already existing laws limiting the rights of the
Jews in the matter of buying and farming land and trading in intoxicants and
usury .
... are injurious to the inhabitants of the place ; and , secondly , what makes it
impracticable to put into force the already existing laws limiting the rights of the
Jews in the matter of buying and farming land and trading in intoxicants and
usury .
Page 866
If there be anywhere a great poet or novelist or historian , it matters not where his
birth or his residence or what his nationality , if he makes use of the English
language he is contributing to English literature . To distinguish the younger
divisions ...
If there be anywhere a great poet or novelist or historian , it matters not where his
birth or his residence or what his nationality , if he makes use of the English
language he is contributing to English literature . To distinguish the younger
divisions ...
Page 868
... we can hope to learn the truth about ourselves , and this , indeed , is what we
must always insist upon in our literature — the truth , the whole truth , and nothing
but the truth . Lowell reminded us that Goethe went to the root of the matter when
...
... we can hope to learn the truth about ourselves , and this , indeed , is what we
must always insist upon in our literature — the truth , the whole truth , and nothing
but the truth . Lowell reminded us that Goethe went to the root of the matter when
...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Modern Eloquence, Volume 9 Modern Eloquence, Thomas Brackett Reed |
| Editors | Thomas Brackett Reed, Rossiter Johnson, Justin McCarthy, Albert Ellery Bergh |
| Publisher | J.D. Morris, 1900 |
| Original from | the University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Digitized | 31 Jan 2011 |
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