Quote by Lascelles Abercrombie
Epic poetry exhibits life in some great symbolic attitude. It cann

Epic poetry exhibits life in some great symbolic attitude. It cannot strictly be said to symbolize life itself, but always some manner of life. – Lascelles Abercrombie

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The reason can only be this: heroic poetry depends on an heroic age, and an age is heroic because of what it is, not because of what it does. – Lascelles Abercrombie

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With several different kinds of poetry to choose from, a man would decide that he would like best to be an epic poet, and he would set out, in conscious determination, on an epic poem. – Lascelles Abercrombie

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But the development of human society does not go straight forward and the epic process will therefore be a recurring process, the series a recurring series – though not in exact repetition. – Lascelles Abercrombie

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I think were in good hands. Theres definitely much more momentum in bringing in good things to help support the show. Everyones got a good attitude about it and I think that makes all the difference. – Crystal Chappell

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I do support a sex-positive attitude for young people. Use condoms, thats important. I love the idea that promiscuity can be healthy but its got some dodgy crevasses. Ooh, thats a bad reference! But its got some dangerous cavities there. You know what Im saying. – Rachael Taylor

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The sun shines and warms and lights us and we have no curiosity to know why this is so; but we ask the reason of all evil, of pain, and hunger, and mosquitoes and silly people. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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