Down the Road, And Other Essays of Nature, Life, Literature, And Religion
The book Down the Road, And Other Essays of Nature, Life, Literature, And Religion was written by author William Valentine Kelley Here you can read free online of Down the Road, And Other Essays of Nature, Life, Literature, And Religion book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Down the Road, And Other Essays of Nature, Life, Literature, And Religion a good or bad book?
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In this last poem he appeals direct from heart to heart, as from his own to the universal heart, and we all feel him nearer to us. The winding up of "Maud" is mag- nificent, full of power, and there are beautiful, thrilling bits before you get so far. Still, there is an appearance of labor in the early part; the language is rather incrusted by skill than spontaneously blossoming, and the rhythm is not always happy. The poet seems to aim at more breadth and freedom, which he attains, but at the ...expense of his characteristic delicious music. The Laureate, being in London for three or four days from the Isle of Wight, spent two of them with us, dined with us, smoked with us, opened his heart to us, and ended by reading "Maud" to us from beginning to end and going away at half past two in the morning. If I had had a heart to spare, certainly he would have won mine. He is captivating with his frankaess, confidingness, and unexampled naivete. Think of his stopping in "Maud" every now and then, exclaiming, "There's a wonderful touch!
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