The Noble Voice: A Study of Ten Great Poems, Volume 3Donated by Sydney Harris. |
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Page 174
... seems to offer escape from the obscure wood , and he thinks to ascend it . But three beasts prevent him , and he is in despair until there appears before him one who seems " hoarse from long silence " - a shade , not a man , though he ...
... seems to offer escape from the obscure wood , and he thinks to ascend it . But three beasts prevent him , and he is in despair until there appears before him one who seems " hoarse from long silence " - a shade , not a man , though he ...
Page 217
... seems " like one of those who run for the green at Verona through the open field , " and of those seems " he who gains , not loses , " is immortalized by that tender irony . The noble judge Nino , eager in Purga- tory to send messages ...
... seems " like one of those who run for the green at Verona through the open field , " and of those seems " he who gains , not loses , " is immortalized by that tender irony . The noble judge Nino , eager in Purga- tory to send messages ...
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A Study of Ten Great Poems Mark Van Doren. Seems to be borne by native influence , As feats of arms ; and love to entertain ; But chiefly skill to ride seems a science Proper to gentle blood : some others feign To manage steeds , as did ...
A Study of Ten Great Poems Mark Van Doren. Seems to be borne by native influence , As feats of arms ; and love to entertain ; But chiefly skill to ride seems a science Proper to gentle blood : some others feign To manage steeds , as did ...
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