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... thoughts and feelings . Our primary aim should be not to criticise but to comprehend . This is sometimes , especially for the young student , a difficult task . It requires patient , painstaking labor ; 1 PART FIRST FUNDAMENTAL ...
... thoughts and feelings . Our primary aim should be not to criticise but to comprehend . This is sometimes , especially for the young student , a difficult task . It requires patient , painstaking labor ; 1 PART FIRST FUNDAMENTAL ...
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... thought , symmetry of presen- tation , truth of statement , and sincerity and self - restraint in sentiment . These elements give substantial worth to the matter or content of literature . Besides all this there is a grace or elegance ...
... thought , symmetry of presen- tation , truth of statement , and sincerity and self - restraint in sentiment . These elements give substantial worth to the matter or content of literature . Besides all this there is a grace or elegance ...
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... particular sect or school of thought , and undervalue or overvalue a work through a partisan spirit . Defective or erroneous principles are used as standards of judgment . Still others are impressionists ; and 6 FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES.
... particular sect or school of thought , and undervalue or overvalue a work through a partisan spirit . Defective or erroneous principles are used as standards of judgment . Still others are impressionists ; and 6 FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES.
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... thought , feeling , and expression that is required in the writers of an age of refinement and intelligence . The indecencies in Chaucer and Shakespeare are to be attributed to the grossness of their times . 14. The Artistic Element ...
... thought , feeling , and expression that is required in the writers of an age of refinement and intelligence . The indecencies in Chaucer and Shakespeare are to be attributed to the grossness of their times . 14. The Artistic Element ...
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... thoughts that are pre- sented and the manner in which they are presented . We may say , for example , " The joys of heaven are infinite " ; or , ascending to a higher plane of thought and feeling , we may present the same thought in the ...
... thoughts that are pre- sented and the manner in which they are presented . We may say , for example , " The joys of heaven are infinite " ; or , ascending to a higher plane of thought and feeling , we may present the same thought in the ...
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Page 127 - If thou shouldst never see my face again, Pray for my soul. More things are wrought by prayer Than this world dreams of. Wherefore, let thy voice Rise like a fountain for me night and day.
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