Modern Eloquence, Volume 9Thomas Brackett Reed, Rossiter Johnson, Justin McCarthy, Albert Ellery Bergh J.D. Morris, 1900 |
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... never so wonderful as in those per- fect lines , those exquisite images and similes , those fragrant sentences akin with the flowers in their freshness , and in their purity with waters which carry the stars in their depths , which ...
... never so wonderful as in those per- fect lines , those exquisite images and similes , those fragrant sentences akin with the flowers in their freshness , and in their purity with waters which carry the stars in their depths , which ...
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... never was on sea or land " was a spiritual event of high sig- nificance . That men do not live by bread alone is the common message of religion and of art . That message was delivered by Poe with marvelous distinctness of speech . That ...
... never was on sea or land " was a spiritual event of high sig- nificance . That men do not live by bread alone is the common message of religion and of art . That message was delivered by Poe with marvelous distinctness of speech . That ...
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... never provincial , Poe emancipated himself , and went far to emancipate Ameri- can literature , from the narrow spirit , the partial judg- ment , and the inferior standards of a people not yet familiar with the best that has been ...
... never provincial , Poe emancipated himself , and went far to emancipate Ameri- can literature , from the narrow spirit , the partial judg- ment , and the inferior standards of a people not yet familiar with the best that has been ...
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... never perfect until it is harmonious , and truth never finally revealed until it is beautiful , Poe's significance is not obscured nor his work dimmed by the faults and misfortunes of his life . The obvious lessons of that pathetic ...
... never perfect until it is harmonious , and truth never finally revealed until it is beautiful , Poe's significance is not obscured nor his work dimmed by the faults and misfortunes of his life . The obvious lessons of that pathetic ...
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... never to be mentioned . without reverence by every lover of letters , held the high- est place in Europe . Our just attachment to that Protes- tant faith to which our country owes so much must not prevent us from paying the tribute ...
... never to be mentioned . without reverence by every lover of letters , held the high- est place in Europe . Our just attachment to that Protes- tant faith to which our country owes so much must not prevent us from paying the tribute ...
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