The Literary Essay in EnglishGinn, 1923 - 260 pages |
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... passing of monarchy , which wrapped its robe of wonder about the precious few whose souls could not bear the gaze of the common crowd , the glory of self - revelation came into its own , and the subjective or strictly literary essay was ...
... passing of monarchy , which wrapped its robe of wonder about the precious few whose souls could not bear the gaze of the common crowd , the glory of self - revelation came into its own , and the subjective or strictly literary essay was ...
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... London as the son of the lord - keeper of the privy seal . After passing his early years in the court , where he won the attention of the redoubtable queen , he went , at twelve years 28 THE LITERARY ESSAY IN ENGLISH.
... London as the son of the lord - keeper of the privy seal . After passing his early years in the court , where he won the attention of the redoubtable queen , he went , at twelve years 28 THE LITERARY ESSAY IN ENGLISH.
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... passed in poverty and sickness , his work during this period is mellow and sympathetic toward human weakness . Jonson died in utter destitution , and , as is so often the case , his death heralded his way into fame . Our present ...
... passed in poverty and sickness , his work during this period is mellow and sympathetic toward human weakness . Jonson died in utter destitution , and , as is so often the case , his death heralded his way into fame . Our present ...
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... passed twenty years as deck hand , farmer , and auctioneer . During the last twenty years of his life , which came to an end in Monterey , California , he con- tributed regularly to the New York Weekly . Were it not that fame is so ...
... passed twenty years as deck hand , farmer , and auctioneer . During the last twenty years of his life , which came to an end in Monterey , California , he con- tributed regularly to the New York Weekly . Were it not that fame is so ...
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... passed through it - Josh Billings , who has tucked the secret of virtue into one small aphorism , " If you want tew be good , all yu hav tew do iz tew obey God , luv man , and hate the devil . " OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES ( 1809-1894 ) ...
... passed through it - Josh Billings , who has tucked the secret of virtue into one small aphorism , " If you want tew be good , all yu hav tew do iz tew obey God , luv man , and hate the devil . " OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES ( 1809-1894 ) ...
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