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... effort at comprehension ; it stands to reason that what cost Keats so great an effort to comprehend and express will cost us no small one . Let us return for a moment to Keats ' ' indolent ' letter . In it he had seen the world of men ...
... effort at comprehension ; it stands to reason that what cost Keats so great an effort to comprehend and express will cost us no small one . Let us return for a moment to Keats ' ' indolent ' letter . In it he had seen the world of men ...
Page 190
... effort is made to co - ordinate the most intimate and fateful experiences of men whom we know to have touched the reality of themselves a little ( or a great deal ) more closely than the ruck of mankind , the better for us all . We ...
... effort is made to co - ordinate the most intimate and fateful experiences of men whom we know to have touched the reality of themselves a little ( or a great deal ) more closely than the ruck of mankind , the better for us all . We ...
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... effort to get out of the slough was precisely the same kind of effort that was necessary to avoid it alto- gether ; and that to postpone it would not alter the nature of the effort required , though it would increase the magnitude of ...
... effort to get out of the slough was precisely the same kind of effort that was necessary to avoid it alto- gether ; and that to postpone it would not alter the nature of the effort required , though it would increase the magnitude of ...
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