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English Prose A Series of Related Essays for the Discussion and Practice of the Art of Writing

Roe, Frederick William, 1874- [Editor]; Elliott, George Roy, 1883-1963 [Editor]· 2 chapters· 155,283 words

happiness in tranquil contemplation. Wordsworth taught me this, not only without turning away from, but with a greatly increased interest in the common feelings and common destiny of human beings. And the delight which these poems gave me, proved that with culture of this sort...

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1. did. I needed to be made to feel that there was real, permanent

happiness in tranquil contemplation. Wordsworth taught me this, not only without turning away from, but with a greatly increased interest in the common feelings and common desti...

2. Chapter I.

Of all inorganic substances, acting in their own proper nature, and without assistance or combination, water is the most wonderful. If we think of it as the source of all the ch...