Life in English Literature: An Introduction for Beginners, Volumes 1-3Methuen, 1949 - 535 pages |
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... lives . " Yes , " says the same objector , " that is all very well . I can recognise and like the characters in a modern story . They belong to the world I live in . But the characters in what you call ' literature ' do not belong to my ...
... lives . " Yes , " says the same objector , " that is all very well . I can recognise and like the characters in a modern story . They belong to the world I live in . But the characters in what you call ' literature ' do not belong to my ...
Page 92
... live in hell a thousand years , A hundred thousand , and at last be sav'd ! O , no end is limited to damned souls ! Why wert thou not a creature wanting soul ? Or why is this immortal that thou hast ? Ah , Pythagoras'1 metempsychosis ...
... live in hell a thousand years , A hundred thousand , and at last be sav'd ! O , no end is limited to damned souls ! Why wert thou not a creature wanting soul ? Or why is this immortal that thou hast ? Ah , Pythagoras'1 metempsychosis ...
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... live and die with me ? ” Swift did not accept this generous offer , and he was wise . They were too much unlike to live happily together , and loved each other best when they were apart . Swift stayed at Twickenham once , but the visit ...
... live and die with me ? ” Swift did not accept this generous offer , and he was wise . They were too much unlike to live happily together , and loved each other best when they were apart . Swift stayed at Twickenham once , but the visit ...
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