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Page 121
... critical balance of the statement . Indeed we might adapt to Cowper what Mr. Eliot says of Goldsmith— ' his melting sentiment just held in check by the precision of his language . ' But what Cowper has to express is not melting ...
... critical balance of the statement . Indeed we might adapt to Cowper what Mr. Eliot says of Goldsmith— ' his melting sentiment just held in check by the precision of his language . ' But what Cowper has to express is not melting ...
Page 154
... critical recognition , however , explicit in critical statement , is another matter , and those who really read him to - day — who read him as they read contemporary literature - will agree that , in spite of the number of distinguished ...
... critical recognition , however , explicit in critical statement , is another matter , and those who really read him to - day — who read him as they read contemporary literature - will agree that , in spite of the number of distinguished ...
Page 207
... critical inspection . This poetry induces - depends for its success on inducing — a kind of attention that doesn't bring the critical intelligence into play : the imagery feels right , the associations work appropriately , if ( as it ...
... critical inspection . This poetry induces - depends for its success on inducing — a kind of attention that doesn't bring the critical intelligence into play : the imagery feels right , the associations work appropriately , if ( as it ...
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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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