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Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn

CHAPTER II
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I am going to give three examples only, but each of a different kind.

The first poet that I am going to mention is Coventry Patmore.

He wrote two curious books of poetry, respectively called "The Angel in the House" and "The Unknown Eros." In the first of these books he wrote the whole history of his courtship and marriage--a very dangerous thing for a poet to do, but he did it successfully.

The second volume is miscellaneous, and contains some very beautiful things.

I am going to quote only a few lines from the piece called "Amelia." This piece is the story of an evening spent with a sweetheart, and the lines which I am quoting refer to the moment of taking the girl home.


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