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... English poet . Spenser , on the other hand , in his own way a fact of the first import- ance in the tradition of English poetry , is too simple a fact to need examining afresh : the incidental references to him present this importance ...
... English poet . Spenser , on the other hand , in his own way a fact of the first import- ance in the tradition of English poetry , is too simple a fact to need examining afresh : the incidental references to him present this importance ...
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... English , and one may suggest that the best of the Latin is at least as good as the best of the English . ' At any rate , one can believe that , after a decade of Latin polemic , Latin idiom came very naturally to him , and was ...
... English , and one may suggest that the best of the Latin is at least as good as the best of the English . ' At any rate , one can believe that , after a decade of Latin polemic , Latin idiom came very naturally to him , and was ...
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... English verse . ' But Milton's transfusing is regular and unremitting , and involves , not pleasant occasional surprises , but a consistent rejection of English idiom , as the passage quoted from Book IV sufficiently shows . So complete ...
... English verse . ' But Milton's transfusing is regular and unremitting , and involves , not pleasant occasional surprises , but a consistent rejection of English idiom , as the passage quoted from Book IV sufficiently shows . So complete ...
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Revaluation: Tradition & Development in English Poetry F R (Frank Raymond) 1895-1 Leavis No preview available - 2021 |
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