David Herbert Lawrence, novelist, short-story writer, poet and essayist, was born in Nottinghamshire, England, in 1885. Though better known as a novelist, Lawrence's first-published works (in 1909) were poems, and his poetry, especially his evocations of the natural world, have since had a significant influence on many poets on both sides of the Atlantic. ... Lawrence used multiple forms of secrecy to make this story a classic. ... Lawrence uses a story telling style of writing. ... D.H. ...

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The Douglas Jerrold's Shilling Magazine had announced that all of Emerson's works were "pure poetry" (Sowder, 3). ... On the other hand, British critic D.H. Lawrence commented, "I like Emerson's real courage. ... These critics did not understand Emerson's poetry because his purpose was not to be dependent on something. ...

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