The Story of English LiteratureThe function of an introduction to English literature is to interest students in the content and spirit of great books and their relation to their times and to one another. |
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... picture of a man , - a giant of a man , he seemed - lying upon a sandy sea - shore . Around him were hundreds of little men , busily tying him down with ropes fine as cobwebs . The giant had evidently just waked from a sound sleep and ...
... picture of a man , - a giant of a man , he seemed - lying upon a sandy sea - shore . Around him were hundreds of little men , busily tying him down with ropes fine as cobwebs . The giant had evidently just waked from a sound sleep and ...
Page 525
... picture of life , a portrayal of character , which fails to take that into account is an in- complete picture . But the great artist is content to let life speak for itself . He prefers to leave it to us to do the analyzing ; and ...
... picture of life , a portrayal of character , which fails to take that into account is an in- complete picture . But the great artist is content to let life speak for itself . He prefers to leave it to us to do the analyzing ; and ...
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... picture - words and elaborated upon them , made the plain words gorgeous : " He beheld that noble sword , that the pommel and haft were all of precious stones " - For all the haft twinkled with diamond sparks , Myriads of topaz - lights ...
... picture - words and elaborated upon them , made the plain words gorgeous : " He beheld that noble sword , that the pommel and haft were all of precious stones " - For all the haft twinkled with diamond sparks , Myriads of topaz - lights ...
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THE BEGINNINGS OF LITERATURE IN ENGLAND | 3 |
CHAUCER AND HIS TIMES | 27 |
27 | 44 |
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