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... sense , to direct him . He peopled the world with real spirits . The stories he read , or which were told to him , were literal . The earth swarmed with ghosts and hobgoblins , fairies , and dwarfs , and giants ; hallucinations , as of ...
... sense , to direct him . He peopled the world with real spirits . The stories he read , or which were told to him , were literal . The earth swarmed with ghosts and hobgoblins , fairies , and dwarfs , and giants ; hallucinations , as of ...
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... sense of the actual state of affairs . " You have had no letter from your publishers ? " he inquired . " None whatever , " was the reply . " Then let me be the first herald of good news , " cried Mr. Holland ; “ I can assure you that ...
... sense of the actual state of affairs . " You have had no letter from your publishers ? " he inquired . " None whatever , " was the reply . " Then let me be the first herald of good news , " cried Mr. Holland ; “ I can assure you that ...
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... sense all his poems are pastorals ; he sings of rural loves and tryst- ings , hopes and joys . He never , indeed , loses himself , as many have done , in vague generalities , for he has been a keen observ- er of the ways of Nature ; he ...
... sense all his poems are pastorals ; he sings of rural loves and tryst- ings , hopes and joys . He never , indeed , loses himself , as many have done , in vague generalities , for he has been a keen observ- er of the ways of Nature ; he ...
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... sense is usually strong and clear , and the imagery is deli- cate and perfect . He is a true painter- he cannot be called a severe one ; in spite of his tender nature and his many sorrows , Joys come like the grass in the fields ...
... sense is usually strong and clear , and the imagery is deli- cate and perfect . He is a true painter- he cannot be called a severe one ; in spite of his tender nature and his many sorrows , Joys come like the grass in the fields ...
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... sense ; who , by their approval , would seem to af- fix their seal to a false presentment for themselves , under no assignable temptation to do so . Yet how little ground we have for this plausible theory ! which , if we come to think ...
... sense ; who , by their approval , would seem to af- fix their seal to a false presentment for themselves , under no assignable temptation to do so . Yet how little ground we have for this plausible theory ! which , if we come to think ...
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