WhileinthemainLanier’ssentence-constructionisgood，occasionallyhissentencesaretoolong，asin`MySprings’，`ToBayardTaylor’，and`Sunrise’，inwhichwehavesentenceslongerthantheopeningonein`ParadiseLost’，and，whatisofmoremoment，notsowellbalanced，andhenceaffordingfewerbreathingspaces。
Thatthisdetractsfromclearnessandeuphonyboth，everyreaderwilladmit。
Tocometothefiguresofspeech，onemustbestruckatoncewiththedelicacyandthevigorofLanier’simagination。Thepoet’sfancypersonifieswhatatfirstblushseemstousincapableofpersonification。
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whileatanotherheaddressesanoldredhillofGeorgiaas\"ThougashedandhairyLearWhomthedivineCordeliaoftheyear，E’enpityingSpring，willvainlystrivetocheer。\"*2*