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Chapter IX
9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. But to the poet there are no riddles. They are "pleasant songs" to him; his faith solves the enigmas which recurring wisdom does not fail to repeat. Poetry is the only solution time can offer. But the poet is soonest a pilgrim from his own faith.
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From this reading “They are "pleasant songs" to him; his faith solves the enigmas which recurring wisdom does not fail to repeat.”
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From this reading “Poetry is the only solution time can offer.”
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From this reading 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14.
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From this reading 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But the poet is soonest a pilgrim from his own faith.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But to the poet there are no riddles.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But to the poet there are no riddles.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Poetry is the only solution time can offer.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They are "pleasant songs" to him; his faith solves the enigmas which recurring wisdom does not fail to repeat.
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From this reading They are "pleasant songs" to him; his faith solves the enigmas which recurring wisdom does not fail to repeat.
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From this reading They are "pleasant songs" to him; his faith solves the enigmas which recurring wisdom does not fail to repeat.
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From this reading They are "pleasant songs" to him; his faith solves the enigmas which recurring wisdom does not fail to repeat.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But the poet is soonest a pilgrim from his own faith.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They are "pleasant songs" to him; his faith solves the enigmas which recurring wisdom does not fail to repeat.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They are "pleasant songs" to him; his faith solves the enigmas which recurring wisdom does not fail to repeat.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Poetry is the only solution time can offer.
not any; not one
From this reading But to the poet there are no riddles.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They are "pleasant songs" to him; his faith solves the enigmas which recurring wisdom does not fail to repeat.
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From this reading Poetry is the only solution time can offer.
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From this reading But the poet is soonest a pilgrim from his own faith.
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From this reading But the poet is soonest a pilgrim from his own faith.
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From this reading They are "pleasant songs" to him; his faith solves the enigmas which recurring wisdom does not fail to repeat.
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From this reading Poetry is the only solution time can offer.
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From this reading They are "pleasant songs" to him; his faith solves the enigmas which recurring wisdom does not fail to repeat.
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From this reading They are "pleasant songs" to him; his faith solves the enigmas which recurring wisdom does not fail to repeat.
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From this reading But to the poet there are no riddles.
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From this reading Poetry is the only solution time can offer.
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From this reading They are "pleasant songs" to him; his faith solves the enigmas which recurring wisdom does not fail to repeat.
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From this reading They are "pleasant songs" to him; his faith solves the enigmas which recurring wisdom does not fail to repeat.
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From this reading But the poet is soonest a pilgrim from his own faith.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But to the poet there are no riddles.
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From this reading But to the poet there are no riddles.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are "pleasant songs" to him; his faith solves the enigmas which recurring wisdom does not fail to repeat.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poetry is the only solution time can offer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But to the poet there are no riddles.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They are "pleasant songs" to him; his faith solves the enigmas which recurring wisdom does not fail to repeat.
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From this reading They are "pleasant songs" to him; his faith solves the enigmas which recurring wisdom does not fail to repeat.
