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... sense found the justification of fine poetry in the poetry itself . This reaction is by now so nearly complete that not many readers can feel anything but sour distaste when they come upon John- son's criticism of Shakespeare for his ...
... sense found the justification of fine poetry in the poetry itself . This reaction is by now so nearly complete that not many readers can feel anything but sour distaste when they come upon John- son's criticism of Shakespeare for his ...
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... sense of cosmic mystery which at once baffles faith and summons it into more vivid reality . It is in such moments that a man like Lincoln knows how hard it is to trust God - and how necessary . Let me read three of these . One is a ...
... sense of cosmic mystery which at once baffles faith and summons it into more vivid reality . It is in such moments that a man like Lincoln knows how hard it is to trust God - and how necessary . Let me read three of these . One is a ...
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... sense it is true that I own my books and in another sense I do not own them at all . I am merely holding them for awhile , and the greatest satisfaction I have as I think about them is in the knowledge that they are superior to my ...
... sense it is true that I own my books and in another sense I do not own them at all . I am merely holding them for awhile , and the greatest satisfaction I have as I think about them is in the knowledge that they are superior to my ...
Contents
POETRY AND LIFE | 7 |
SHAKESPEARES CREED | 26 |
THE LINCOLN OF THE SECOND INAUGURAL | 43 |
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