The Literary Essay in EnglishGinn, 1923 - 260 pages |
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... born or made of the man himself and , in consequence , possesses his own so - called indefinable charm of personality . This admission , how- ever , is by no means unquestionable . We must concede that even our best - loved friend ...
... born or made of the man himself and , in consequence , possesses his own so - called indefinable charm of personality . This admission , how- ever , is by no means unquestionable . We must concede that even our best - loved friend ...
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... or strictly literary essay was born . The letter essay , the short - story essay , and finally— that very darling of them all — the familiar essay 14 THE LITERARY ESSAY IN ENGLISH THE APHORISTIC ESSAY THE CHARACTER ESSAY.
... or strictly literary essay was born . The letter essay , the short - story essay , and finally— that very darling of them all — the familiar essay 14 THE LITERARY ESSAY IN ENGLISH THE APHORISTIC ESSAY THE CHARACTER ESSAY.
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... born at the Château de Montaigne , near Bergerac , upon the Dordogne , the third son of the noble Pierre Eyquem , a father who took very seri- ously his parental duties . It could have been but the extreme of solicitude which required ...
... born at the Château de Montaigne , near Bergerac , upon the Dordogne , the third son of the noble Pierre Eyquem , a father who took very seri- ously his parental duties . It could have been but the extreme of solicitude which required ...
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... born to carry literature over into the next century . What a fine little pack mule is the story , even when it is a spineless creature lacking plot and character ! How often it travels through the desert when all other lit- erary forms ...
... born to carry literature over into the next century . What a fine little pack mule is the story , even when it is a spineless creature lacking plot and character ! How often it travels through the desert when all other lit- erary forms ...
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... born into the fine old family of English literature . Let us not imagine , however , that the charming literary essay , so familiar to us moderns , whose ears have been spoiled by the musical cadences of a Stevenson , whose sense of ...
... born into the fine old family of English literature . Let us not imagine , however , that the charming literary essay , so familiar to us moderns , whose ears have been spoiled by the musical cadences of a Stevenson , whose sense of ...
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