England & Co: A Historical, Anthological, and Critical Survey of the Literatures of the English-speaking Countries |
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... interest of the earliest work extant , the anonymous Poema Morale ( c . 1150 ) — an ardent exhortation to Christians invit- ing them to repent and lead a pure life lies in its formal aspect . It consists of 400 seven - stress lines ...
... interest of the earliest work extant , the anonymous Poema Morale ( c . 1150 ) — an ardent exhortation to Christians invit- ing them to repent and lead a pure life lies in its formal aspect . It consists of 400 seven - stress lines ...
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... interest in a tale in which there is no goodness of heart in any of the prominent characters . After the third act this play becomes not a dead but a painful weight on the feelings . Samuel Taylor Coleridge No other of even his greatest ...
... interest in a tale in which there is no goodness of heart in any of the prominent characters . After the third act this play becomes not a dead but a painful weight on the feelings . Samuel Taylor Coleridge No other of even his greatest ...
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... interest in the world of occult , magic , neoplatonism and Far Eastern religions , and the love for Irish folklore and myths , are visibly embodied in his first high poetic achievement , the collection The Wind among the Reeds ( 1899 ) ...
... interest in the world of occult , magic , neoplatonism and Far Eastern religions , and the love for Irish folklore and myths , are visibly embodied in his first high poetic achievement , the collection The Wind among the Reeds ( 1899 ) ...
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