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Perhaps , had he been a Catholic , we might have had less of his verse ; certainly it would have been of a different character . But Byron , barred by circumstances from a father confessor , turned his tortured conscience into rhyme .
Perhaps , had he been a Catholic , we might have had less of his verse ; certainly it would have been of a different character . But Byron , barred by circumstances from a father confessor , turned his tortured conscience into rhyme .
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His taste was less catholic , perhaps , and more mixed with baser matter , than Shelley's ; he loved learning , possibly , for the sake of displaying his knowledge of the fact as well as for learning's own sake .
His taste was less catholic , perhaps , and more mixed with baser matter , than Shelley's ; he loved learning , possibly , for the sake of displaying his knowledge of the fact as well as for learning's own sake .
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Perhaps the distinction was not so clear in either mind as stated here , but the trend of the arguments is in that direction . The " artificial , ” likewise , meant to Byron but the creation of the will and mind of man , of which the ...
Perhaps the distinction was not so clear in either mind as stated here , but the trend of the arguments is in that direction . The " artificial , ” likewise , meant to Byron but the creation of the will and mind of man , of which the ...
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| Title | Byron: Romantic Paradox |
| Author | William Jonathan Calvert |
| Edition | reprint, reissue |
| Publisher | Russell & Russell, 1962 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 5 Mar 2008 |
| Length | 235 pages |
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