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... so very circumstantial as Homer , must of necessity present us often with much matter in itself , capable of no other embellishment than purity of diction , and harmony of versification can give to it . Hic labor , hic opus est .
... so very circumstantial as Homer , must of necessity present us often with much matter in itself , capable of no other embellishment than purity of diction , and harmony of versification can give to it . Hic labor , hic opus est .
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In sentences like these , an abstract quality , ' Justice ' or ' Humanity ' , is made to “ demand ' or to “ call upon'us to do something or other ; that is to say , these abstractions are made to act in a way which , as a matter of ...
In sentences like these , an abstract quality , ' Justice ' or ' Humanity ' , is made to “ demand ' or to “ call upon'us to do something or other ; that is to say , these abstractions are made to act in a way which , as a matter of ...
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The Discourses on Davila are another matter . And I hope I have shown that when Zoltan Haraszti had “ the feeling of having discovered a literary treasure ' , he ought to have trusted that feeling . His discovery that the Discourses ...
The Discourses on Davila are another matter . And I hope I have shown that when Zoltan Haraszti had “ the feeling of having discovered a literary treasure ' , he ought to have trusted that feeling . His discovery that the Discourses ...
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Contents
Chaucer and One Idea of Englishness 1972 | 7 |
A Reading of The Oceans Love to Cynthia 1960 | 13 |
Shakespeare and the Practising Poet Today 1976 | 31 |
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| Title | Older Masters: Essays and Reflections on English and American Literature G - Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series |
| Author | Donald Davie |
| Publisher | Carcanet, 1992 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Feb 29, 2008 |
| ISBN | 0856359793, 9780856359798 |
| Length | 328 pages |
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