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Page 124
The surface of their minds , like that of their bodies , seems of a finer texture than ours ; more soft , and susceptible of immediate impulses . They have less muscular strength ; less power of continued voluntary attention - of reason ...
The surface of their minds , like that of their bodies , seems of a finer texture than ours ; more soft , and susceptible of immediate impulses . They have less muscular strength ; less power of continued voluntary attention - of reason ...
Page 161
The latter part of his work is less entertaining when he becomes Manager , and gives us an exact statement of his squabbles with the Lord Chamberlain , and the expense of his ground - rent , his repairs , his scenery , and his dresses .
The latter part of his work is less entertaining when he becomes Manager , and gives us an exact statement of his squabbles with the Lord Chamberlain , and the expense of his ground - rent , his repairs , his scenery , and his dresses .
Page 176
To these , however , might be added others not less learned , nor with a scarce less happy vein , but less fortunate in the event , who , though as renowned in their day , have sunk into mere oblivion , ' and of whom the only record ...
To these , however , might be added others not less learned , nor with a scarce less happy vein , but less fortunate in the event , who , though as renowned in their day , have sunk into mere oblivion , ' and of whom the only record ...
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| Title | The Complete Works of William Hazlitt, Volume 6 The Complete Works of William Hazlitt, Percival Presland Howe |
| Author | William Hazlitt |
| Editors | Percival Presland Howe, Alfred Rayney Waller, Arnold Glover |
| Compiled by | James Thornton |
| Publisher | J. M. Dent and Sons, Limited, 1931 |
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