A Critical History of English Literature, Volume 1Ronald Press Company, 1960 |
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... beauty to a contemplation of the idea of beauty as an end in itself , this idea being divine and its contem- plation being a religious activity , was elaborated by the Italian Platonists in a variety of ways . It was also often grafted ...
... beauty to a contemplation of the idea of beauty as an end in itself , this idea being divine and its contem- plation being a religious activity , was elaborated by the Italian Platonists in a variety of ways . It was also often grafted ...
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... Beauty " he celebrates true beauty , which is more than surface appearance , but the physical reflection of something much more profound and universal . In the former poem he declares : For Love is lord of truth and loyalty , Lifting ...
... Beauty " he celebrates true beauty , which is more than surface appearance , but the physical reflection of something much more profound and universal . In the former poem he declares : For Love is lord of truth and loyalty , Lifting ...
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... beauty saith my sufferings then ? If all the pens that ever poets held Had fed the feeling of their masters ' thoughts , And every sweetness that inspir'd their hearts , Their minds , and muses on admired themes : If all the heavenly ...
... beauty saith my sufferings then ? If all the pens that ever poets held Had fed the feeling of their masters ' thoughts , And every sweetness that inspir'd their hearts , Their minds , and muses on admired themes : If all the heavenly ...
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CHAPTER PAGE 1 ANGLOSAXON LITERATURE | 3 |
CHAPTER PAGE | 5 |
THE VICTORIAN POETS 993 | 13 |
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