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According to Goldsmith's Chinese Philosopher , poetical merit lies in “ glowing sentiment ” and “ striking imagery ” ( 2 : 171 ) , and one argument for rhyme as against blank verse is that the discipline of rhyming actually “ lifts and ...
According to Goldsmith's Chinese Philosopher , poetical merit lies in “ glowing sentiment ” and “ striking imagery ” ( 2 : 171 ) , and one argument for rhyme as against blank verse is that the discipline of rhyming actually “ lifts and ...
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The penultimate verse paragraph now concludes with a blend of homesicka ness ( a long look ” could mean a " longing look " ) , generalized regret , and a touch of scornful rebuke . The poem might have ended there ; what survives of the ...
The penultimate verse paragraph now concludes with a blend of homesicka ness ( a long look ” could mean a " longing look " ) , generalized regret , and a touch of scornful rebuke . The poem might have ended there ; what survives of the ...
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ter in verse . Yet it reminded its recipient , Lord Clare , and now informs a wider readership , that among his numerous and varied acquaintances Goldsmith could count a noble lord . The satire on the “ underbred ” host and his low ...
ter in verse . Yet it reminded its recipient , Lord Clare , and now informs a wider readership , that among his numerous and varied acquaintances Goldsmith could count a noble lord . The satire on the “ underbred ” host and his low ...
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| Title | Oliver Goldsmith Revisited Issue 487 of Twayne's English authors series |
| Authors | Former Chair of English Peter Dixon, Peter Dixon |
| Contributor | Oliver Goldsmith |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Twayne Publishers, 1991 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 7 Mar 2008 |
| ISBN | 0805770089, 9780805770087 |
| Length | 157 pages |
| Subjects | › Literary Criticism / General |
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