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... poet , as we saw . The printing of poetry by living authors was a recent development . Such verse as reached print was often ' useful ' in matter , or was translation or imitation of the classics . The volume of verses by Thomas Howell ...
... poet , as we saw . The printing of poetry by living authors was a recent development . Such verse as reached print was often ' useful ' in matter , or was translation or imitation of the classics . The volume of verses by Thomas Howell ...
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Helena Mennie Shire. 4 Poetic Background The poet's eye in a fine frenzy rolling Doth glance from heaven to earth , from earth to heaven And as imagination bodies forth The forms of ... Poetic Background A new poetry for Elizabeth's England.
Helena Mennie Shire. 4 Poetic Background The poet's eye in a fine frenzy rolling Doth glance from heaven to earth , from earth to heaven And as imagination bodies forth The forms of ... Poetic Background A new poetry for Elizabeth's England.
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... poet is a ' seer ' - one who perceives the true , the real ; his aim in his poetry is to express what he has perceived and convey it to those who hear or read his poems . The experience of hearing or reading the poems means for the ...
... poet is a ' seer ' - one who perceives the true , the real ; his aim in his poetry is to express what he has perceived and convey it to those who hear or read his poems . The experience of hearing or reading the poems means for the ...
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