Late Augustan PoetryPatricia Meyer Spacks |
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... human endeav- or . " Everlasting " is of course ironic : since the old man's dictates last only as long as he , his words have no more permanence than his being . The paradoxes of the second line also stress human futility . The ...
... human endeav- or . " Everlasting " is of course ironic : since the old man's dictates last only as long as he , his words have no more permanence than his being . The paradoxes of the second line also stress human futility . The ...
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... human Hours : In human hearts what bolder Thought can rise , Than man's Presumption on To - morrow's dawn ? Where is To - morrow ? In another world . For numbers this is certain ; the Reverse Is sure to none ; and yet on this perhaps ...
... human Hours : In human hearts what bolder Thought can rise , Than man's Presumption on To - morrow's dawn ? Where is To - morrow ? In another world . For numbers this is certain ; the Reverse Is sure to none ; and yet on this perhaps ...
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... human heart Pity , a human face : And Love , the human form divine , And Peace , the human dress . Then every man of every clime , That prays in his distress , Prays to the human form divine Love Mercy Pity Peace . And all must love the ...
... human heart Pity , a human face : And Love , the human form divine , And Peace , the human dress . Then every man of every clime , That prays in his distress , Prays to the human form divine Love Mercy Pity Peace . And all must love the ...
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