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Page 49
... Nature . The prayer is addressed not to God but to evil spirits who cannot take possession of the human soul till its own evil thoughts invite them , but who , once in possession , help to change murderous thoughts to deeds : both ...
... Nature . The prayer is addressed not to God but to evil spirits who cannot take possession of the human soul till its own evil thoughts invite them , but who , once in possession , help to change murderous thoughts to deeds : both ...
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... nature mythology . The deference to the Roman divinities , however , seems little more than a gesture towards ... nature gods and goddesses , the horned sources of fertility , the dying and rising gods : living and potent symbols of the ...
... nature mythology . The deference to the Roman divinities , however , seems little more than a gesture towards ... nature gods and goddesses , the horned sources of fertility , the dying and rising gods : living and potent symbols of the ...
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... nature poet : ' the main region of ( his ) song ' perceptions and feelings are , in his experience , ' incorporated with the beautiful and permanent forms of nature'.2 Consequently , his distinctive gift is a sense for the relationship ...
... nature poet : ' the main region of ( his ) song ' perceptions and feelings are , in his experience , ' incorporated with the beautiful and permanent forms of nature'.2 Consequently , his distinctive gift is a sense for the relationship ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
BEN JONSON Continued | 27 |
ROSALINDS MADRIGAL | 33 |
Copyright | |
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