Life in English Literature: An Introduction for Beginners, Volumes 1-3Methuen, 1949 - 535 pages |
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Page 179
... thought of him : So saying , a noble stroke he lifted high , Which hung not , but so swift with tempest fell On the proud crest of Satan , that no sight , Nor motion of swift thought , less could his shield , Such ruin intercept : ten ...
... thought of him : So saying , a noble stroke he lifted high , Which hung not , but so swift with tempest fell On the proud crest of Satan , that no sight , Nor motion of swift thought , less could his shield , Such ruin intercept : ten ...
Page 389
... thought of poetry is swifter than ordinary thought , that it misses out a number of the logical stops that come between that which provokes a thought and its conclusion ; leaping straight to the conclusion . Poetic reality is unlike the ...
... thought of poetry is swifter than ordinary thought , that it misses out a number of the logical stops that come between that which provokes a thought and its conclusion ; leaping straight to the conclusion . Poetic reality is unlike the ...
Page 470
... thought I was a good walker , ' said the Queen , ' but this shames me sadly . ' " May your Leddyship never hae sae weary a heart , that ye canna be sensible of the weariness of the limbs ! ' said Jeanie . " That came better off , thought ...
... thought I was a good walker , ' said the Queen , ' but this shames me sadly . ' " May your Leddyship never hae sae weary a heart , that ye canna be sensible of the weariness of the limbs ! ' said Jeanie . " That came better off , thought ...
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