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... tree against enormous odds ; and together with the broken fragments of syntax enact the ' shatter'd veteran ' that now remains . The first line gives the sense that the tree is the sole sur- vivor of all things , before the ...
... tree against enormous odds ; and together with the broken fragments of syntax enact the ' shatter'd veteran ' that now remains . The first line gives the sense that the tree is the sole sur- vivor of all things , before the ...
Page 198
... tree -- ' fell'st ' , ' Swelling ' , ' burst ' , ' protruding ' , ' pair'd ' , ' succeded ' - but then turn to describing the assistance given to the tree , in the elements ' ' Fost'ring propitious ' its ' puny ' growth ; and the climax ...
... tree -- ' fell'st ' , ' Swelling ' , ' burst ' , ' protruding ' , ' pair'd ' , ' succeded ' - but then turn to describing the assistance given to the tree , in the elements ' ' Fost'ring propitious ' its ' puny ' growth ; and the climax ...
Page 199
... tree meaningful or intelligible . The next lines return us to his dual apprehension of the tree as both mighty and frail , but here the duality becomes for once bonded : Time made thee what thou wast - King of the woods ; And time hath ...
... tree meaningful or intelligible . The next lines return us to his dual apprehension of the tree as both mighty and frail , but here the duality becomes for once bonded : Time made thee what thou wast - King of the woods ; And time hath ...
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