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... divine justice , and reverence for the superior and majestic power of the god . But Homer's rever- ence had a lower object than that of either Plato or the Christian . His ideal of conduct , as represented by his heroes , and magnified ...
... divine justice , and reverence for the superior and majestic power of the god . But Homer's rever- ence had a lower object than that of either Plato or the Christian . His ideal of conduct , as represented by his heroes , and magnified ...
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... divine is beauty , wisdom , goodness , and the like ; and by these the wing of the soul is nourished , and grows apace ; Zeus , the mighty lord holding the reins of a winged chariot , leads the way in heaven , order- ing all and caring ...
... divine is beauty , wisdom , goodness , and the like ; and by these the wing of the soul is nourished , and grows apace ; Zeus , the mighty lord holding the reins of a winged chariot , leads the way in heaven , order- ing all and caring ...
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... divine the truth which the artist feels , however radiant the beauty of nature is to him , his art is incomplete if his thoughts of these things are not brought home to men in terms of human life . It is for this reason that a painting ...
... divine the truth which the artist feels , however radiant the beauty of nature is to him , his art is incomplete if his thoughts of these things are not brought home to men in terms of human life . It is for this reason that a painting ...
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... Divine Alpheus , who , by secret sluice , Stole under seas to meet his Arethuse . And the last song of the poem is musical with the sweetness of such names as Ladon , Cyllene , Erymanth , and Lycæus , places dear to Pan and the nymphs ...
... Divine Alpheus , who , by secret sluice , Stole under seas to meet his Arethuse . And the last song of the poem is musical with the sweetness of such names as Ladon , Cyllene , Erymanth , and Lycæus , places dear to Pan and the nymphs ...
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... Divine Alpheus , who , by secret sluice , Stole under seas to meet his Arethuse . ' Secret sluice ' is apparently a pretty combination of Vergil's ' occultas vias ' and Statius ' ' demerso canali . ' See p . 5. Of course Milton's ...
... Divine Alpheus , who , by secret sluice , Stole under seas to meet his Arethuse . ' Secret sluice ' is apparently a pretty combination of Vergil's ' occultas vias ' and Statius ' ' demerso canali . ' See p . 5. Of course Milton's ...
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