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Page 105
... lines illustrate at once the limitations and the strengths of Goldsmith's verse . His couplets have neither the spring and energy of Pope's , nor the solidity of Johnson's ; the lines , in their end - stopped uniformity and unas- suming ...
... lines illustrate at once the limitations and the strengths of Goldsmith's verse . His couplets have neither the spring and energy of Pope's , nor the solidity of Johnson's ; the lines , in their end - stopped uniformity and unas- suming ...
Page 107
... lines were contributed by Johnson . Had it so ended it would emotionally have come full circle . But such an end to the poem would have provided no end to the quest , no solution to the problem of personal happiness . With something of ...
... lines were contributed by Johnson . Had it so ended it would emotionally have come full circle . But such an end to the poem would have provided no end to the quest , no solution to the problem of personal happiness . With something of ...
Page 116
... lines ( the last lines of the poem ) are Johnson's ; his therefore are the poem's final prophetic note and its air of confidence . Plaintiveness is pushed into the background . “ Can time defy " is more optimistic than " may still be ...
... lines ( the last lines of the poem ) are Johnson's ; his therefore are the poem's final prophetic note and its air of confidence . Plaintiveness is pushed into the background . “ Can time defy " is more optimistic than " may still be ...
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