An Oxford Anthology of English ProseArnold Whitridge, John Wendell Dodds, Howard Foster Lowry Oxford University Press, 1935 - 950 pages |
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Page 238
... least four times that Value . I shall now therefore humbly propose my own Thoughts , which I hope will not be liable to the least Objection . I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London , that a young ...
... least four times that Value . I shall now therefore humbly propose my own Thoughts , which I hope will not be liable to the least Objection . I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London , that a young ...
Page 318
... least they are as meritorious as the scrupulous delicacy of the French in observing , not only the unities , but a fantastic decorum , that does not exist in nature , and which consequently reduce all their tragedies , wherever the ...
... least they are as meritorious as the scrupulous delicacy of the French in observing , not only the unities , but a fantastic decorum , that does not exist in nature , and which consequently reduce all their tragedies , wherever the ...
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... least , was safe , if the world should choose to call it inglorious . Even this shade of ignominy , however , my brother contrived to colour favourably , by calling us — that is , me and himself — ' a corps of observation ' ; and he ...
... least , was safe , if the world should choose to call it inglorious . Even this shade of ignominy , however , my brother contrived to colour favourably , by calling us — that is , me and himself — ' a corps of observation ' ; and he ...
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Le Morte Darthur | 1 |
Roger Ascham 15151568 | 19 |
Sir Thomas North | 29 |
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