American Heritage: An Anthology and Interpretive Survey of Our LiteratureLeon Howard Heath, 1955 - American literature |
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... beauty , dreamy grace , No rounded art the lack supplies ; Unskilled the subtle lines to trace , Or softer shades of Nature's face , I view her common forms with unanointed eyes . And paler flowers , the latter rain Calls from the ...
... beauty , dreamy grace , No rounded art the lack supplies ; Unskilled the subtle lines to trace , Or softer shades of Nature's face , I view her common forms with unanointed eyes . And paler flowers , the latter rain Calls from the ...
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... beauty and dignity which always attach to dumb real ob- jects ... they expect him to indicate the path between reality and their souls . Men and women perceive the beauty well enough . . . probably as well as he . The passionate ...
... beauty and dignity which always attach to dumb real ob- jects ... they expect him to indicate the path between reality and their souls . Men and women perceive the beauty well enough . . . probably as well as he . The passionate ...
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... BEAUTY I died for beauty , but was scarce Adjusted in the tomb , When one who died for truth was lain In an adjoining room . I like a look of agony , Because I know it's true ; Men do not sham convulsion , Nor simulate a throe . The ...
... BEAUTY I died for beauty , but was scarce Adjusted in the tomb , When one who died for truth was lain In an adjoining room . I like a look of agony , Because I know it's true ; Men do not sham convulsion , Nor simulate a throe . The ...
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The New England Brahmins | 3 |
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW | 9 |
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES | 29 |
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