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... poet must wait for that poetic fulfillment " toward which Time leads [ him ] , and the will of Heav'n " ; and the blind bard must wait like the seraphim who , paradoxically , serve merely by standing before God's throne . Alone , the ...
... poet must wait for that poetic fulfillment " toward which Time leads [ him ] , and the will of Heav'n " ; and the blind bard must wait like the seraphim who , paradoxically , serve merely by standing before God's throne . Alone , the ...
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... poet will exhort himself to sing in the dark , " as the wakeful Bird Sings darkling " [ PL 3.38-39 ] . ) And the ... poet ; and attune to God's cosmic harmony those who listen . Although in " O Nightingale " the young poet is frustrated ...
... poet will exhort himself to sing in the dark , " as the wakeful Bird Sings darkling " [ PL 3.38-39 ] . ) And the ... poet ; and attune to God's cosmic harmony those who listen . Although in " O Nightingale " the young poet is frustrated ...
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... poets in hell , but heavenly poets delight their hearers with truth , not with vain wisdom all , and false Philosophie : [ which ] with a pleasing sorcery could charm Pain for a while . [ PL 2.565-67 ] In Sonnet 8 , then , the poet ...
... poets in hell , but heavenly poets delight their hearers with truth , not with vain wisdom all , and false Philosophie : [ which ] with a pleasing sorcery could charm Pain for a while . [ PL 2.565-67 ] In Sonnet 8 , then , the poet ...
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