The Gloomy Egoist: Moods and Themes of Melancholy from Gray to Keats |
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... present our main business is with the lighter mood , space forbids further examina- tion of the " horror material " in the odes . It will be more rewarding to take a hasty glance at the persistence of the neo - classic " retirement ...
... present our main business is with the lighter mood , space forbids further examina- tion of the " horror material " in the odes . It will be more rewarding to take a hasty glance at the persistence of the neo - classic " retirement ...
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... present , and sings the praises of " bright Improvement . ' 99175 Perhaps the most interesting development in these poems , from our point of view , is the appearance of a source of melancholy almost directly opposed to that just ...
... present , and sings the praises of " bright Improvement . ' 99175 Perhaps the most interesting development in these poems , from our point of view , is the appearance of a source of melancholy almost directly opposed to that just ...
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... present works of present man- A wild and dream - like trade of blood and guile , Too foolish for a tear , too wicked for a smile ! 43 Whether or not the melancholy of social disillusion struck inward and remained a part of Coleridge's ...
... present works of present man- A wild and dream - like trade of blood and guile , Too foolish for a tear , too wicked for a smile ! 43 Whether or not the melancholy of social disillusion struck inward and remained a part of Coleridge's ...
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COMPOUNDED OF MANY SIMPLES | 1 |
INVOCATION TO MELANCHOLY | 39 |
SIC TRANSIT GLORIA MUNDI | 91 |
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