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... mind ? ( II , 35-36 ) Newton did not bind the comets within his law ; he merely described their behavior , and " bind " is actually a metaphor for the power of the human mind to reach for infinite understanding . The first rhyme word ...
... mind ? ( II , 35-36 ) Newton did not bind the comets within his law ; he merely described their behavior , and " bind " is actually a metaphor for the power of the human mind to reach for infinite understanding . The first rhyme word ...
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... mind but in an ironic sense , for the mind that can presumptuously bind the stars can bind itself least of all . This next couplet creates a more complicated poetry : Riches , like insects , when conceal'd they lie , Wait but for wings ...
... mind but in an ironic sense , for the mind that can presumptuously bind the stars can bind itself least of all . This next couplet creates a more complicated poetry : Riches , like insects , when conceal'd they lie , Wait but for wings ...
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... mind , and her fierce inward struggle takes place in the eerie half - light of the gloomy and silent convent . Despite the vehemence of much of her language , the reader sees and hears her violent emotions happening within the still ...
... mind , and her fierce inward struggle takes place in the eerie half - light of the gloomy and silent convent . Despite the vehemence of much of her language , the reader sees and hears her violent emotions happening within the still ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Pastorals 1709 | 17 |
An Essay on Criticism 1711 | 45 |
Copyright | |
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