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... Shelley , 1792-1822 . Closely connected with Byron in life and opinion , but very different in character as man and poet , was Percy Bysshe Shelley . He was the son of Sir Timothy Shelley , a matter - of - fact Sussex squire , who never ...
... Shelley , 1792-1822 . Closely connected with Byron in life and opinion , but very different in character as man and poet , was Percy Bysshe Shelley . He was the son of Sir Timothy Shelley , a matter - of - fact Sussex squire , who never ...
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... Shelley is a pure idealist . No one reads his poetry for the interest of the subject , or for the worth of the opinions expressed , but for the pure beauty of the poetry itself , for the harmony of its metre and the perfection of its ...
... Shelley is a pure idealist . No one reads his poetry for the interest of the subject , or for the worth of the opinions expressed , but for the pure beauty of the poetry itself , for the harmony of its metre and the perfection of its ...
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... Shelley excels above all in his lyrics . The Ode to the West Wind , The Cloud , The Sensitive Plant , Arethusa , and The Skylark , are all beautiful of their kind , rich in imagina- His Lyric tive thought , musical in their harmony ...
... Shelley excels above all in his lyrics . The Ode to the West Wind , The Cloud , The Sensitive Plant , Arethusa , and The Skylark , are all beautiful of their kind , rich in imagina- His Lyric tive thought , musical in their harmony ...
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