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... living gives to all . This doctrine of love as a dynamic of the sacral universe affected love as a principle of conduct in human life . The medieval code of love , ' courtly love ' , had sought to transcend the limits of flesh ; but ...
... living gives to all . This doctrine of love as a dynamic of the sacral universe affected love as a principle of conduct in human life . The medieval code of love , ' courtly love ' , had sought to transcend the limits of flesh ; but ...
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... living , of Renaissance man . Its chapter 4 shows the ascent of love and desire of human beauty , through stages , to a vision of heavenly beauty and union with it through love . When Spenser said of The Faerie Queene ( in his ' Letter ...
... living , of Renaissance man . Its chapter 4 shows the ascent of love and desire of human beauty , through stages , to a vision of heavenly beauty and union with it through love . When Spenser said of The Faerie Queene ( in his ' Letter ...
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... living poetry was that of Camôes of Portugal , who wrote splendidly of Vasco da Gama , his adventures ( within living memory ) into the wonders of uncharted oceans and the magic of new continents : Os Lusiádos , 1572. A Spanish - Basque ...
... living poetry was that of Camôes of Portugal , who wrote splendidly of Vasco da Gama , his adventures ( within living memory ) into the wonders of uncharted oceans and the magic of new continents : Os Lusiádos , 1572. A Spanish - Basque ...
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