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Page 140
... effect of a tirade in one of Racine's plays or of any of Shakespeare's great set pieces ; and this is independent of the sense ; it is due to the emotional power of rhythmical speech . But more than that : verse forces on the matter a ...
... effect of a tirade in one of Racine's plays or of any of Shakespeare's great set pieces ; and this is independent of the sense ; it is due to the emotional power of rhythmical speech . But more than that : verse forces on the matter a ...
Page 233
... effect some aim of passing interest . Thinking that not the whole of life was long enough to learn to write well , I have been unwilling to give to other activities time that I so much needed to achieve the purpose I had in mind . I ...
... effect some aim of passing interest . Thinking that not the whole of life was long enough to learn to write well , I have been unwilling to give to other activities time that I so much needed to achieve the purpose I had in mind . I ...
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... effect which could be perceived by the mind ; and of late the Principle of Indeterminacy , by bringing to view certain events to which apparently no causes can be assigned , has cast a doubt on the universal efficacy of those laws upon ...
... effect which could be perceived by the mind ; and of late the Principle of Indeterminacy , by bringing to view certain events to which apparently no causes can be assigned , has cast a doubt on the universal efficacy of those laws upon ...
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