A Hand-book of English Literature: Intended for the Use of High Schools, as Well as a Companion and Guide for Private Students, and for General ReadersLee and Shepard, 1882 - 640 sider |
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... tion . In these days , when the bobolink is reproached because it is not an eagle , it may not be amiss to quote : " It is musick to me to heare every Dity speak its spirit in its apt tune ; every breast to sing its proper part , and ...
... tion . In these days , when the bobolink is reproached because it is not an eagle , it may not be amiss to quote : " It is musick to me to heare every Dity speak its spirit in its apt tune ; every breast to sing its proper part , and ...
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... tion only a few conspicuous names . With all our disadvantages , and in spite of the absence of an international copyright law , our lit- erary fields show abundant culture and fruit . We are inclined to think that this is our ...
... tion only a few conspicuous names . With all our disadvantages , and in spite of the absence of an international copyright law , our lit- erary fields show abundant culture and fruit . We are inclined to think that this is our ...
Side xxvii
... tion in the sure though slow vengeance which overtakes dulness and pretension . But there are notable exceptions . The reader of this volume will find on pages 378–9 several poems that are imaginative , thoughtful , and delicately ...
... tion in the sure though slow vengeance which overtakes dulness and pretension . But there are notable exceptions . The reader of this volume will find on pages 378–9 several poems that are imaginative , thoughtful , and delicately ...
Side xxviii
... as a profes- sion is remunerative , it will not retain the best minds permanently in its service . The few men of genius half a dozen in a genera- ―― tion - will write because they must , and they xxviii HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION .
... as a profes- sion is remunerative , it will not retain the best minds permanently in its service . The few men of genius half a dozen in a genera- ―― tion - will write because they must , and they xxviii HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION .
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... tion - will write because they must , and they will have their reward . But the maintenance of a national literature requires the cooperation of a great body of men of talent , and these are left to starve in this country in the present ...
... tion - will write because they must , and they will have their reward . But the maintenance of a national literature requires the cooperation of a great body of men of talent , and these are left to starve in this country in the present ...
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