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... facts and the " vested interests " that stood in the way of great ideas ; and , in spite of all these , a curiously intense and seemingly absurd reve- rence for the men and things that he fancied he 2 The Pelican Papers .
... facts and the " vested interests " that stood in the way of great ideas ; and , in spite of all these , a curiously intense and seemingly absurd reve- rence for the men and things that he fancied he 2 The Pelican Papers .
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... fact that there are persons whose voices are in every tone the full expression of their nature , and therefore the moment they speak you feel what they are though you cannot know it . The speech was not remarkable , though I remember I ...
... fact that there are persons whose voices are in every tone the full expression of their nature , and therefore the moment they speak you feel what they are though you cannot know it . The speech was not remarkable , though I remember I ...
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... fact that each man must live his own life , to some extent unknown , uncom- prehended , misjudged , is not altogether without its re- deeming side ; and among his papers I find a sonnet , с with which this chapter shall close ...
... fact that each man must live his own life , to some extent unknown , uncom- prehended , misjudged , is not altogether without its re- deeming side ; and among his papers I find a sonnet , с with which this chapter shall close ...
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... fact that any passage of marked picturesqueness or melody gave him not merely intellectual pleasure but vivid sensuous delight ; a delight which , though more refined , was almost as entirely physical as that which gleams from the face ...
... fact that any passage of marked picturesqueness or melody gave him not merely intellectual pleasure but vivid sensuous delight ; a delight which , though more refined , was almost as entirely physical as that which gleams from the face ...
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... fact that it suddenly presented itself to me , and was not the result of any intellectual effort of my own . There are those who look upon all moral interpre- tations of works of pure art with suspicion ; critics who contend that no ...
... fact that it suddenly presented itself to me , and was not the result of any intellectual effort of my own . There are those who look upon all moral interpre- tations of works of pure art with suspicion ; critics who contend that no ...
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The Pelican Papers: Reminiscences and Remains of a Dweller in the Wilderness James Ashcroft Noble Sin vista previa disponible - 2016 |
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Página 43 - To look down to Camelot. She knows not what the curse may be, And so she weaveth steadily, And little other care hath she, The Lady of Shalott. And moving thro' a mirror clear That hangs before her all the year, Shadows of the world appear.
Página 46 - For often thro' the silent nights A funeral, with plumes and lights And music, went to Camelot: Or when the moon was overhead, Came two young lovers lately wed; 'I am half sick of shadows/ said The Lady of Shalott.