The Literary Essay in EnglishGinn, 1923 - 260 pages |
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... desire to explore for himself the rich field of the classic English essay . In the accomplishment of that purpose this treat- ment of the essay should prove to be for the student a delightful invitation and introduction to a most ...
... desire to explore for himself the rich field of the classic English essay . In the accomplishment of that purpose this treat- ment of the essay should prove to be for the student a delightful invitation and introduction to a most ...
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... desire to give expression to single truths whether closely related or not , is biographical and critical in his subject matter . It would be tedious here to run down the line- Thoreau , Lowell , Holmes , Howells , Repplier , and Hune ...
... desire to give expression to single truths whether closely related or not , is biographical and critical in his subject matter . It would be tedious here to run down the line- Thoreau , Lowell , Holmes , Howells , Repplier , and Hune ...
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... desire ov mi life is tew amuze sumboddy , " he writes , and how his desire has been gratified ! If , indeed , " thare is virtew in a harty laff , " then the world is a holier place because old Josh Billings has passed through it - Josh ...
... desire ov mi life is tew amuze sumboddy , " he writes , and how his desire has been gratified ! If , indeed , " thare is virtew in a harty laff , " then the world is a holier place because old Josh Billings has passed through it - Josh ...
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... desire to be clever , we realize the truth of the point he has made . When he observes that " a fine gentleman is the Cynemon tree , whose bark is more worth than his body , " what better characteriza- tion could we ask ? When he ...
... desire to be clever , we realize the truth of the point he has made . When he observes that " a fine gentleman is the Cynemon tree , whose bark is more worth than his body , " what better characteriza- tion could we ask ? When he ...
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... the Master of the House . " The whimsical little book Adventures in Indigence is a riot of characters , quaint , modern , good , bad , but all most human . One desires to rename some of the 62 THE LITERARY ESSAY IN ENGLISH.
... the Master of the House . " The whimsical little book Adventures in Indigence is a riot of characters , quaint , modern , good , bad , but all most human . One desires to rename some of the 62 THE LITERARY ESSAY IN ENGLISH.
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