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... human language , its shades , nuances and pic- tures , remain for most of the time unknown to the greater portion of humanity . Only poets possess the Aeolian harp that reverberates the human words and creates them into new landscapes ...
... human language , its shades , nuances and pic- tures , remain for most of the time unknown to the greater portion of humanity . Only poets possess the Aeolian harp that reverberates the human words and creates them into new landscapes ...
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... human rela- tionships , we nevertheless find on closer analysis that no great and per- manent achievement is possible where the fundamental humanities are ignored . This applies to every part of life . It is as though destiny steps in ...
... human rela- tionships , we nevertheless find on closer analysis that no great and per- manent achievement is possible where the fundamental humanities are ignored . This applies to every part of life . It is as though destiny steps in ...
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... human and cosy . I want the stink of warm life and of cold death , even , to make me feel at home again on the earth . I can't stand that violent movement into emptiness which I experi- ence when I gaze skyward under the arched roof of ...
... human and cosy . I want the stink of warm life and of cold death , even , to make me feel at home again on the earth . I can't stand that violent movement into emptiness which I experi- ence when I gaze skyward under the arched roof of ...
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