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“
A is for the angelfish that amble around,
B is for the bay where the barnacles are found
C is for the clownfish in the coral reef
D is for the diver discovering the deep
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― ABC at the Sea: The Rhyming Alphabet Ocean Book
― ABC at the Sea: The Rhyming Alphabet Ocean Book
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The basic pleasure in the phonetic elements of a language and in the style of their patterns, and then in a higher dimension, pleasure in the association of these word-forms with meanings, is of fundamental importance. This pleasure is quite distinct from the practical knowledge of a language, and not the same as an analytic understanding of its structure. It is simpler, deeper-rooted, and yet more immediate than the enjoyment of literature. Though it may be allied to some of the elements in the
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― The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays
― The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays
