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... manner of Shakespeare ; or Newton's , because he has not written like Milton . This premised , I shall leave the ... manners we see to be accidental byplay as soon as we see what the book is indeed ; the story of the battle of a human ...
... manner of Shakespeare ; or Newton's , because he has not written like Milton . This premised , I shall leave the ... manners we see to be accidental byplay as soon as we see what the book is indeed ; the story of the battle of a human ...
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... manner of Victor Hugo has given to this ghastly matter something even of a horrible charm , a shocking splendour of effect . The rhythmic horror of the thing penetrates us not with loath- ing , but with a tragic awe and terror as at a ...
... manner of Victor Hugo has given to this ghastly matter something even of a horrible charm , a shocking splendour of effect . The rhythmic horror of the thing penetrates us not with loath- ing , but with a tragic awe and terror as at a ...
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... manner we are constrained to think less of the objections taken to Hugo by the Jupiter of Weimar and the Aristophanes of Germany , when we find that Goethe offers us as a substi- tute for his Titanic sculptures the exquisite jewellery ...
... manner we are constrained to think less of the objections taken to Hugo by the Jupiter of Weimar and the Aristophanes of Germany , when we find that Goethe offers us as a substi- tute for his Titanic sculptures the exquisite jewellery ...
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... manner of Titian painting his Assumption with an equal hand whether the girl exalted into goddess be Mary or Ariadne : but his instinct is too masterly for any confusion or discord of colours ; and hence comes the spiritual charm and ...
... manner of Titian painting his Assumption with an equal hand whether the girl exalted into goddess be Mary or Ariadne : but his instinct is too masterly for any confusion or discord of colours ; and hence comes the spiritual charm and ...
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... manner of speech , subtle and powerful and pliant to all necessities of thought- can be found than the verses invoking Love as the god of sleep to guide the shadow of the lover who invokes him to the dreams of the woman beloved . The ...
... manner of speech , subtle and powerful and pliant to all necessities of thought- can be found than the verses invoking Love as the god of sleep to guide the shadow of the lover who invokes him to the dreams of the woman beloved . The ...
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