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... Nature ' . The first , which gives Crites and Lisideius their backing , is that Nature teaches restraint , preciseness , that the artist must imitate the generality of Nature , that is to say , he must present aspects which represent ...
... Nature ' . The first , which gives Crites and Lisideius their backing , is that Nature teaches restraint , preciseness , that the artist must imitate the generality of Nature , that is to say , he must present aspects which represent ...
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... nature is a part of ' Nature ' , and indeed a specially important part , since man has potentialities , for good and evil , beyond any other creature ; it follows that man is following nature most faithfully , and revering her most ...
... nature is a part of ' Nature ' , and indeed a specially important part , since man has potentialities , for good and evil , beyond any other creature ; it follows that man is following nature most faithfully , and revering her most ...
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... nature have united ' . And this is characteristic . Although it seems to be true that for Adams ' nature ' as a providentially ordained order is less tightly organized than for Jefferson , ' still he shares with him the conviction that ...
... nature have united ' . And this is characteristic . Although it seems to be true that for Adams ' nature ' as a providentially ordained order is less tightly organized than for Jefferson , ' still he shares with him the conviction that ...
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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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