Knowledge is Power: A Guide to Personal CultureHutchinson, 1935 - 360 pages |
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Page 41
... wisdom , the philosophy , and the prophecy of the time . In our national poetry we find our national ideals . Does not gay Richard Lovelace , in his love - song to Lucasta , give us the ideals ... wisdom of our race - a wisdom K.I.P. B * 41.
... wisdom , the philosophy , and the prophecy of the time . In our national poetry we find our national ideals . Does not gay Richard Lovelace , in his love - song to Lucasta , give us the ideals ... wisdom of our race - a wisdom K.I.P. B * 41.
Page 42
... wisdom learnt through hard toil , hard fighting , hard suffering ; a wisdom worked out by a people's accumulated experience , passing through the glowing heart of one ardent soul , crystallized into language on the poet's lips . More ...
... wisdom learnt through hard toil , hard fighting , hard suffering ; a wisdom worked out by a people's accumulated experience , passing through the glowing heart of one ardent soul , crystallized into language on the poet's lips . More ...
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... wisdom than most men can learn in a lifetime , enough side - splitting humour to keep a man merry through the dullest days , and a wealth of lovely language , of noble thoughts and splendid imagery that linger on the ear and dwell in ...
... wisdom than most men can learn in a lifetime , enough side - splitting humour to keep a man merry through the dullest days , and a wealth of lovely language , of noble thoughts and splendid imagery that linger on the ear and dwell in ...
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