(1944), "John Donne: A Note on Elegie V, "His Picture"", The Modern Language Review 39 no: 4, pages: 333–337, DOI:
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Walter Hilton, in The Scale of Perfection, one of the most popular books of devotion in England in the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, has a long discussion on three ways of loving God.
— Helen Gardner (critic)
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About Helen Gardner (critic)
Helen Louise Gardner (13 February 1908 – 4 June 1986) was an English literary critic and Merton Professor of English Literature. She was made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1967.
About Helen Gardner (critic)
Helen Louise Gardner (13 February 1908 – 4 June 1986) was an English literary critic and Merton Professor of English Literature. She was made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1967.
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