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... come from a courtly Caroline ; the others could not . The fifth and seventh might , considered apart , be reasonably ... comes from Mr. Eliot's extraordi- narily pregnant and decisive essay on Marvell , the very pregnancy , the ...
... come from a courtly Caroline ; the others could not . The fifth and seventh might , considered apart , be reasonably ... comes from Mr. Eliot's extraordi- narily pregnant and decisive essay on Marvell , the very pregnancy , the ...
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... comes ! she comes ! the sable Throne behold Of Night primæval and of Chaos old ! Before her , Fancy's gilded clouds decay , And all its varying Rain - bows die away . Wit shoots in vain its momentary fires , The meteor drops , and in a ...
... comes ! she comes ! the sable Throne behold Of Night primæval and of Chaos old ! Before her , Fancy's gilded clouds decay , And all its varying Rain - bows die away . Wit shoots in vain its momentary fires , The meteor drops , and in a ...
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... comes from a prose note by Coleridge , annexed to the poem . How completely in the poem the fairy world prevails , one more quotation will suffice to indicate : Thou first and chief , sole sovereign of the Vale ! O struggling with the ...
... comes from a prose note by Coleridge , annexed to the poem . How completely in the poem the fairy world prevails , one more quotation will suffice to indicate : Thou first and chief , sole sovereign of the Vale ! O struggling with the ...
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