The Gloomy Egoist: Moods and Themes of Melancholy from Gray to Keats |
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... turns out to be a neglected curate very proud of the fact that he will die with no dread of " the horrors of a Taylor's hell . " Besides others on the border line , there are six or eight that seem to be completely serious in intent and ...
... turns out to be a neglected curate very proud of the fact that he will die with no dread of " the horrors of a Taylor's hell . " Besides others on the border line , there are six or eight that seem to be completely serious in intent and ...
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... Turns at the touch of joy or woe , But , turning , trembles too . Then take this treacherous sense of mine , Which dooms me still to smart ; Which pleasure can to pain refine , To pain new pangs impart . And what of life remains for me ...
... Turns at the touch of joy or woe , But , turning , trembles too . Then take this treacherous sense of mine , Which dooms me still to smart ; Which pleasure can to pain refine , To pain new pangs impart . And what of life remains for me ...
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... turn of mind to similar reflections ; in mid - eigh- teenth century it was especially fashionable to admonish " the fair " concerning these things . Or an evening medita- tion may take a religious turn . The poet may welcome nightfall ...
... turn of mind to similar reflections ; in mid - eigh- teenth century it was especially fashionable to admonish " the fair " concerning these things . Or an evening medita- tion may take a religious turn . The poet may welcome nightfall ...
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COMPOUNDED OF MANY SIMPLES | 1 |
INVOCATION TO MELANCHOLY | 39 |
SIC TRANSIT GLORIA MUNDI | 91 |
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