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... voice to his own delight , he would also be a voice for all human creatures . His " alternating measures " would be the pat- tern for their poetic movement . His and their choric word , mel- ody , and action would join with the chorus ...
... voice to his own delight , he would also be a voice for all human creatures . His " alternating measures " would be the pat- tern for their poetic movement . His and their choric word , mel- ody , and action would join with the chorus ...
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... voice for the witnesses , guiding their stances with questions and commands : " Look Nymphs , and Shepherds look , / What sudden blaze of majesty / Is that . . . ? " ( ll . 1–3 ) . The voice of the Genius of the Wood gradually becomes ...
... voice for the witnesses , guiding their stances with questions and commands : " Look Nymphs , and Shepherds look , / What sudden blaze of majesty / Is that . . . ? " ( ll . 1–3 ) . The voice of the Genius of the Wood gradually becomes ...
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... voice and stance of men in their knowledge of the world's corruptness and the body's death . The poet's talent of voice and verse , which confers upon him that representative function and supplies him with the broadly repre- sentative ...
... voice and stance of men in their knowledge of the world's corruptness and the body's death . The poet's talent of voice and verse , which confers upon him that representative function and supplies him with the broadly repre- sentative ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
and Il Penseroso Arcades and At a Solemn | 21 |
Full Consort in On the Morning of Christs Nativity | 27 |
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