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Soon thereafter he had written his " Farewell to the Muse , ” regretting the departure of his inspiration . Even now he attempted to be calm and to anticipate " the cooling acids of forthcoming criticism . ” 10 But with the spur to his ...
Soon thereafter he had written his " Farewell to the Muse , ” regretting the departure of his inspiration . Even now he attempted to be calm and to anticipate " the cooling acids of forthcoming criticism . ” 10 But with the spur to his ...
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987 " I have written this , and published it , for the sake of employment — to wring my thoughts from reality , and take refuge in “ imaginings , however ' horrible ' . » 88 “ These two ' last would not have done .
987 " I have written this , and published it , for the sake of employment — to wring my thoughts from reality , and take refuge in “ imaginings , however ' horrible ' . » 88 “ These two ' last would not have done .
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79 latter had , on October 21 , 1821 , written Byron in ecstasy , stating that “ This poem carries with it at once the stamp of originality and a defiance of imitation , ” that nothing would ever be written like it in English ...
79 latter had , on October 21 , 1821 , written Byron in ecstasy , stating that “ This poem carries with it at once the stamp of originality and a defiance of imitation , ” that nothing would ever be written like it in English ...
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