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... Humor melancholy WATER nymphs phlegm dull , cowardly AIR sylphs blood joyful , amorous FIRE salamanders choler easily angered , vengeful He establishes this equation , taken from the Rosicrucian system , early in the first canto . For ...
... Humor melancholy WATER nymphs phlegm dull , cowardly AIR sylphs blood joyful , amorous FIRE salamanders choler easily angered , vengeful He establishes this equation , taken from the Rosicrucian system , early in the first canto . For ...
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... humor ) , the gnome ( the spirit ) . He sharply contrasts the realm of the sylphs , for the cave is black and dismal , and " sheltered close from Air " ( IV.21 ) . Again , affectation characterizes the humor : There Affectation with a ...
... humor ) , the gnome ( the spirit ) . He sharply contrasts the realm of the sylphs , for the cave is black and dismal , and " sheltered close from Air " ( IV.21 ) . Again , affectation characterizes the humor : There Affectation with a ...
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... humor , he can take an objective view of his own predicament , and he has the good grace and tact not to dwell on his own condition . In short , Bronson claims that the Dreamer possesses a " lively and humorous awareness " ( p . 869 ) ...
... humor , he can take an objective view of his own predicament , and he has the good grace and tact not to dwell on his own condition . In short , Bronson claims that the Dreamer possesses a " lively and humorous awareness " ( p . 869 ) ...
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Johnson Music and Music | 3 |
Hence with the Nightingale | 13 |
The Decadent View of Life | 19 |
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