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... a " pro- phecy . " Yea , it is more than a prophecy ; it is the fulfilment of man's deepest fears , hopes , and aspirations . By " the mind of Dante " I do not - contemplate a psychological study , deeply in- teresting as his.
... a " pro- phecy . " Yea , it is more than a prophecy ; it is the fulfilment of man's deepest fears , hopes , and aspirations . By " the mind of Dante " I do not - contemplate a psychological study , deeply in- teresting as his.
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James Lindsay. contemplate a psychological study , deeply in- teresting as his psychology must always for the student of the " Purgatorio " be . That religious mind which was in him , as Christian poet and philosopher , is what I would ...
James Lindsay. contemplate a psychological study , deeply in- teresting as his psychology must always for the student of the " Purgatorio " be . That religious mind which was in him , as Christian poet and philosopher , is what I would ...
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... study of il poema sacro is possible without revealing to us how deeply imbued the mind of Dante was with the really ab- stract philosophic teaching of Aristotle , and , still more , how redolent his poem is of the religious and ...
... study of il poema sacro is possible without revealing to us how deeply imbued the mind of Dante was with the really ab- stract philosophic teaching of Aristotle , and , still more , how redolent his poem is of the religious and ...
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... study of the contradictions and shortcomings of the system of Aquinas and even from his spirit of speculative inquisi- tiveness may we reap profit , but that there are also aspects , particularly on the ethical side , in which he is ...
... study of the contradictions and shortcomings of the system of Aquinas and even from his spirit of speculative inquisi- tiveness may we reap profit , but that there are also aspects , particularly on the ethical side , in which he is ...
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... study , and who has for this very reason exerted so deep an influence of a truly philosophic character . If Goethe has been less of an inspirer than Dante , he is certainly more of a teacher - more than even our own Protean Shakespeare ...
... study , and who has for this very reason exerted so deep an influence of a truly philosophic character . If Goethe has been less of an inspirer than Dante , he is certainly more of a teacher - more than even our own Protean Shakespeare ...
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