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Page 172
... thought supplied , nor any interest Unborrowed from the eye . - That time is past , And all its aching joys are now no more , And all its dizzy raptures . Not for this Faint I , nor mourn nor murmur ; other gifts Have followed ; for ...
... thought supplied , nor any interest Unborrowed from the eye . - That time is past , And all its aching joys are now no more , And all its dizzy raptures . Not for this Faint I , nor mourn nor murmur ; other gifts Have followed ; for ...
Page 232
... thought which is tantalizing because , like gossamer threads in the air , it is difficult to grasp . The poet will need the help of his beloved to grasp it . The thought , like a floating weft thrown out by a spider , is connected with ...
... thought which is tantalizing because , like gossamer threads in the air , it is difficult to grasp . The poet will need the help of his beloved to grasp it . The thought , like a floating weft thrown out by a spider , is connected with ...
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... thought involve- as all sweet tones resolve into the twilight chiming of a bird . Fade twilight ; bird give over ... thought , all thought involve : thought is inadequate for the inner activity that creates beauty ( there is more to this ...
... thought involve- as all sweet tones resolve into the twilight chiming of a bird . Fade twilight ; bird give over ... thought , all thought involve : thought is inadequate for the inner activity that creates beauty ( there is more to this ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
BEN JONSON Continued | 27 |
ROSALINDS MADRIGAL | 33 |
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