The Literary Essay in EnglishGinn, 1923 - 260 pages |
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... understanding our comparison or contrast be- tween the matter of prose and that of poetry must necessarily end . But the externals , the technique of these two arts , give opportunity for endless comparative study . Formal poetry is ...
... understanding our comparison or contrast be- tween the matter of prose and that of poetry must necessarily end . But the externals , the technique of these two arts , give opportunity for endless comparative study . Formal poetry is ...
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... understand . As strength of character and mastery of the art of holy and comely living are the results of untiring care in moral training and discipline , so are power of thought and mastery of the art of lit- erary expression the ...
... understand . As strength of character and mastery of the art of holy and comely living are the results of untiring care in moral training and discipline , so are power of thought and mastery of the art of lit- erary expression the ...
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... that it is what a man receives from his friends that matters , not what he gives to them . The author does not know that a person becomes better by a deed of unselfishness ; he does not understand 32 THE LITERARY ESSAY IN ENGLISH.
... that it is what a man receives from his friends that matters , not what he gives to them . The author does not know that a person becomes better by a deed of unselfishness ; he does not understand 32 THE LITERARY ESSAY IN ENGLISH.
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Eleanore (Sister Mary). by a deed of unselfishness ; he does not understand at all " the blessedness of giving " ; and yet he says , " a friend is another himself " and must be loved as one loves himself . The essays " Of Parents and ...
Eleanore (Sister Mary). by a deed of unselfishness ; he does not understand at all " the blessedness of giving " ; and yet he says , " a friend is another himself " and must be loved as one loves himself . The essays " Of Parents and ...
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... understand why Holmes found conversation with certain of these trick- sters exhausting . " There are men of esprit who . . say bright things on all possible subjects , but their zig- zags rack you to death . After a jolting half - hour ...
... understand why Holmes found conversation with certain of these trick- sters exhausting . " There are men of esprit who . . say bright things on all possible subjects , but their zig- zags rack you to death . After a jolting half - hour ...
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