Word: weitschmerz
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...poems, "The Death of Penelope" is by far the longest flight; and it is well sustained. The poet's observation of the scenic world is close and sympathetic, and it is matched by considerable skill of descriptive phrase. Of briefer compass, the lyrics are not without charm, notably, "Weitschmerz," "The Vision of Heart's Delight," and "Laughter and the Rain." The ethical impulse is strong in the author; but it is genuinely striving, not without success, to utter itself in forms of beauty. These verses fall short ultimately not because they are "badly expressed," for they are not; rather...
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