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... suggests that , if Blake was a much less exact draughtsman than his friend , the power of his designs is not altogether unconnected with the bold and irregular handling . What suggested to Blake to try his hand at Gray's poems we cannot ...
... suggests that , if Blake was a much less exact draughtsman than his friend , the power of his designs is not altogether unconnected with the bold and irregular handling . What suggested to Blake to try his hand at Gray's poems we cannot ...
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... suggest is that this balance , this " Solidität " , this worth of matter and form has been attained at certain periods in a nation's life to a higher degree than at others ; that it is not entirely a product of individual genius , but ...
... suggest is that this balance , this " Solidität " , this worth of matter and form has been attained at certain periods in a nation's life to a higher degree than at others ; that it is not entirely a product of individual genius , but ...
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... suggested by Aristophanes ' indignation with the disintegrating spirit of Euripides . In Rome the classic age , I would suggest , extends through the later republic and reign of Augustus , from Cicero and Lucretius to Virgil and Horace ...
... suggested by Aristophanes ' indignation with the disintegrating spirit of Euripides . In Rome the classic age , I would suggest , extends through the later republic and reign of Augustus , from Cicero and Lucretius to Virgil and Horace ...
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