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The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 03
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 03

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 03 is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Robert Louis Stevenson • Curated US English Learning Edition

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I Whitman, it cannot be too soon explained, writes up to a system.
He was a theoriser about society before he was a poet.
He first perceived something wanting, and then sat down squarely to supply the want.
The reader, running over his works, will find that he takes nearly as much pleasure in critically expounding his theory of poetry as in making poems.
This is as far as it can be from the case of the spontaneous village minstrel dear to elegy, who has no theory whatever, although sometimes he may have fully as much poetry as Whitman.
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The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 03

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 03 is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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I Whitman, it cannot be too soon explained, writes up to a system.
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He was a theoriser about society before he was a poet.
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He first perceived something wanting, and then sat down squarely to supply the want.
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The reader, running over his works, will find that he takes nearly as much pleasure in critically expounding his theory of poetry as in making poems.
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This is as far as it can be from the case of the spontaneous village minstrel dear to elegy, who has no theory whatever, although sometimes he may have fully as much poetry as Whitman.

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “He was a theoriser about society before he was a poet.”

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Although conjunction US /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “This is as far as it can be from the case of the spontaneous village minstrel dear to elegy, who has no theory whatever, although sometimes he may have fully as much poetry as Whitman.”

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Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “He was a theoriser about society before he was a poet.”

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Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “This is as far as it can be from the case of the spontaneous village minstrel dear to elegy, who has no theory whatever, although sometimes he may have fully as much poetry as Whitman.”

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Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “This is as far as it can be from the case of the spontaneous village minstrel dear to elegy, who has no theory whatever, although sometimes he may have fully as much poetry as Whitman.”

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May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “This is as far as it can be from the case of the spontaneous village minstrel dear to elegy, who has no theory whatever, although sometimes he may have fully as much poetry as Whitman.”

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Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “The reader, running over his works, will find that he takes nearly as much pleasure in critically expounding his theory of poetry as in making poems.”

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Something pronoun US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “He first perceived something wanting, and then sat down squarely to supply the want.”

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Whatever determiner US /ˌwʌˈtevər/

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading “This is as far as it can be from the case of the spontaneous village minstrel dear to elegy, who has no theory whatever, although sometimes he may have fully as much poetry as Whitman.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading I Whitman, it cannot be too soon explained, writes up to a system.

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading He was a theoriser about society before he was a poet.

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althoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading This is as far as it can be from the case of the spontaneous village minstrel dear to elegy, who has no theory whatever, although sometimes he may have fully as much poetry as Whitman.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading He first perceived something wanting, and then sat down squarely to supply the want.

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asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The reader, running over his works, will find that he takes nearly as much pleasure in critically expounding his theory of poetry as in making poems.

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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading I Whitman, it cannot be too soon explained, writes up to a system.

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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading He was a theoriser about society before he was a poet.

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canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading This is as far as it can be from the case of the spontaneous village minstrel dear to elegy, who has no theory whatever, although sometimes he may have fully as much poetry as Whitman.

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cannot

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From this reading I Whitman, it cannot be too soon explained, writes up to a system.

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case

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From this reading This is as far as it can be from the case of the spontaneous village minstrel dear to elegy, who has no theory whatever, although sometimes he may have fully as much poetry as Whitman.

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critically

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From this reading The reader, running over his works, will find that he takes nearly as much pleasure in critically expounding his theory of poetry as in making poems.

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dear

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From this reading This is as far as it can be from the case of the spontaneous village minstrel dear to elegy, who has no theory whatever, although sometimes he may have fully as much poetry as Whitman.

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down

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From this reading He first perceived something wanting, and then sat down squarely to supply the want.

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elegy

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From this reading This is as far as it can be from the case of the spontaneous village minstrel dear to elegy, who has no theory whatever, although sometimes he may have fully as much poetry as Whitman.

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explained

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From this reading I Whitman, it cannot be too soon explained, writes up to a system.

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expounding

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From this reading The reader, running over his works, will find that he takes nearly as much pleasure in critically expounding his theory of poetry as in making poems.

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far

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From this reading This is as far as it can be from the case of the spontaneous village minstrel dear to elegy, who has no theory whatever, although sometimes he may have fully as much poetry as Whitman.

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find

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From this reading The reader, running over his works, will find that he takes nearly as much pleasure in critically expounding his theory of poetry as in making poems.

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first

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From this reading He first perceived something wanting, and then sat down squarely to supply the want.

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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading This is as far as it can be from the case of the spontaneous village minstrel dear to elegy, who has no theory whatever, although sometimes he may have fully as much poetry as Whitman.

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fully

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From this reading This is as far as it can be from the case of the spontaneous village minstrel dear to elegy, who has no theory whatever, although sometimes he may have fully as much poetry as Whitman.

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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading This is as far as it can be from the case of the spontaneous village minstrel dear to elegy, who has no theory whatever, although sometimes he may have fully as much poetry as Whitman.

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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading This is as far as it can be from the case of the spontaneous village minstrel dear to elegy, who has no theory whatever, although sometimes he may have fully as much poetry as Whitman.

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HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He was a theoriser about society before he was a poet.

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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The reader, running over his works, will find that he takes nearly as much pleasure in critically expounding his theory of poetry as in making poems.

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I Whitman, it cannot be too soon explained, writes up to a system.

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The reader, running over his works, will find that he takes nearly as much pleasure in critically expounding his theory of poetry as in making poems.

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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading This is as far as it can be from the case of the spontaneous village minstrel dear to elegy, who has no theory whatever, although sometimes he may have fully as much poetry as Whitman.

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itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I Whitman, it cannot be too soon explained, writes up to a system.

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making

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From this reading The reader, running over his works, will find that he takes nearly as much pleasure in critically expounding his theory of poetry as in making poems.

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maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading This is as far as it can be from the case of the spontaneous village minstrel dear to elegy, who has no theory whatever, although sometimes he may have fully as much poetry as Whitman.

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minstrel

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From this reading This is as far as it can be from the case of the spontaneous village minstrel dear to elegy, who has no theory whatever, although sometimes he may have fully as much poetry as Whitman.

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much

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From this reading The reader, running over his works, will find that he takes nearly as much pleasure in critically expounding his theory of poetry as in making poems.

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nearly

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From this reading The reader, running over his works, will find that he takes nearly as much pleasure in critically expounding his theory of poetry as in making poems.

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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading This is as far as it can be from the case of the spontaneous village minstrel dear to elegy, who has no theory whatever, although sometimes he may have fully as much poetry as Whitman.

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The reader, running over his works, will find that he takes nearly as much pleasure in critically expounding his theory of poetry as in making poems.

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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading The reader, running over his works, will find that he takes nearly as much pleasure in critically expounding his theory of poetry as in making poems.

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perceived

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From this reading He first perceived something wanting, and then sat down squarely to supply the want.

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pleasure

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From this reading The reader, running over his works, will find that he takes nearly as much pleasure in critically expounding his theory of poetry as in making poems.

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poems

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From this reading The reader, running over his works, will find that he takes nearly as much pleasure in critically expounding his theory of poetry as in making poems.

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poet

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From this reading He was a theoriser about society before he was a poet.

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poetry

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From this reading The reader, running over his works, will find that he takes nearly as much pleasure in critically expounding his theory of poetry as in making poems.

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reader

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From this reading The reader, running over his works, will find that he takes nearly as much pleasure in critically expounding his theory of poetry as in making poems.

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running

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From this reading The reader, running over his works, will find that he takes nearly as much pleasure in critically expounding his theory of poetry as in making poems.

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sat

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society

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From this reading He was a theoriser about society before he was a poet.

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somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading He first perceived something wanting, and then sat down squarely to supply the want.

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sometimes

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From this reading This is as far as it can be from the case of the spontaneous village minstrel dear to elegy, who has no theory whatever, although sometimes he may have fully as much poetry as Whitman.

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soon

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From this reading I Whitman, it cannot be too soon explained, writes up to a system.

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spontaneous

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From this reading This is as far as it can be from the case of the spontaneous village minstrel dear to elegy, who has no theory whatever, although sometimes he may have fully as much poetry as Whitman.

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squarely

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From this reading He first perceived something wanting, and then sat down squarely to supply the want.

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supply

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From this reading He first perceived something wanting, and then sat down squarely to supply the want.

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system

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From this reading I Whitman, it cannot be too soon explained, writes up to a system.

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takes

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From this reading The reader, running over his works, will find that he takes nearly as much pleasure in critically expounding his theory of poetry as in making poems.

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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The reader, running over his works, will find that he takes nearly as much pleasure in critically expounding his theory of poetry as in making poems.

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thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading He first perceived something wanting, and then sat down squarely to supply the want.

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then

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From this reading He first perceived something wanting, and then sat down squarely to supply the want.

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theoriser

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From this reading He was a theoriser about society before he was a poet.

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theory

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From this reading The reader, running over his works, will find that he takes nearly as much pleasure in critically expounding his theory of poetry as in making poems.

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ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This is as far as it can be from the case of the spontaneous village minstrel dear to elegy, who has no theory whatever, although sometimes he may have fully as much poetry as Whitman.

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toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I Whitman, it cannot be too soon explained, writes up to a system.

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too

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From this reading I Whitman, it cannot be too soon explained, writes up to a system.

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up

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From this reading I Whitman, it cannot be too soon explained, writes up to a system.

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village

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From this reading This is as far as it can be from the case of the spontaneous village minstrel dear to elegy, who has no theory whatever, although sometimes he may have fully as much poetry as Whitman.

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want

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From this reading He first perceived something wanting, and then sat down squarely to supply the want.

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wanting

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From this reading He first perceived something wanting, and then sat down squarely to supply the want.

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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He was a theoriser about society before he was a poet.

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whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading This is as far as it can be from the case of the spontaneous village minstrel dear to elegy, who has no theory whatever, although sometimes he may have fully as much poetry as Whitman.

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Whitman

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From this reading I Whitman, it cannot be too soon explained, writes up to a system.

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whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading This is as far as it can be from the case of the spontaneous village minstrel dear to elegy, who has no theory whatever, although sometimes he may have fully as much poetry as Whitman.

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willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading The reader, running over his works, will find that he takes nearly as much pleasure in critically expounding his theory of poetry as in making poems.

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works

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From this reading The reader, running over his works, will find that he takes nearly as much pleasure in critically expounding his theory of poetry as in making poems.

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writes

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From this reading I Whitman, it cannot be too soon explained, writes up to a system.

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