The Quarterly Review, Volume 288William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero John Murray, 1950 |
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Page 107
... Disraeli's flow of language , clarity of thought , irony , and wit . The syntax is often peculiar and some- times awkward ; but the style , though not ' literary ' is adequate . The book is weakest in situation , and with one or two ...
... Disraeli's flow of language , clarity of thought , irony , and wit . The syntax is often peculiar and some- times awkward ; but the style , though not ' literary ' is adequate . The book is weakest in situation , and with one or two ...
Page 109
... Disraeli argued , ' Let's get this tiresome blood - and - thunder over quickly , and get back to politics and house parties . ' His talent was not in this direction : he was not sure of himself . Disraeli's characterisation is limited ...
... Disraeli argued , ' Let's get this tiresome blood - and - thunder over quickly , and get back to politics and house parties . ' His talent was not in this direction : he was not sure of himself . Disraeli's characterisation is limited ...
Page 110
... Disraeli's back- ground ) pervades the whole and gives it unity . Like most of his best work , it is memorable not so much for its art as for its ideas . In some aspects it might be regarded as a miniature History of England from the ...
... Disraeli's back- ground ) pervades the whole and gives it unity . Like most of his best work , it is memorable not so much for its art as for its ideas . In some aspects it might be regarded as a miniature History of England from the ...
Contents
JANUARY 1950 | 1 |
THE STORY OF A GERMAN | 7 |
Britains Contribution to Her Own Food Supply | 10 |
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