The Literary Essay in EnglishGinn, 1923 - 260 pages |
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... whole reading world . Then kindly old Montaigne could spare his blushes because he had laid bare his soul - such unveiling of the inner self later became quite the fashion . Through the medium of the subjective essay we have chatted in ...
... whole reading world . Then kindly old Montaigne could spare his blushes because he had laid bare his soul - such unveiling of the inner self later became quite the fashion . Through the medium of the subjective essay we have chatted in ...
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... whole studious youth of Europe flocked . " The poor scholar , of necessity begging his way from city to city that he might save himself from being treated as a criminal , like the ordinary beggar , had to carry with him a letter given ...
... whole studious youth of Europe flocked . " The poor scholar , of necessity begging his way from city to city that he might save himself from being treated as a criminal , like the ordinary beggar , had to carry with him a letter given ...
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... whole plan of education . To us moderns , who still study Aristotle's logic , the youngster's wrath against the worthy Greek gentleman whose teaching " produced no fruit , but only a jungle of dry and useless branches " is laughably ...
... whole plan of education . To us moderns , who still study Aristotle's logic , the youngster's wrath against the worthy Greek gentleman whose teaching " produced no fruit , but only a jungle of dry and useless branches " is laughably ...
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... whole blassted consarn - put a Yankee in , and he would see whare he could alter it to advantage -put an Irishman in , and he would want tew boss the thing - put a Dutchman in , and he would proceed at once to plant it . " " The grate ...
... whole blassted consarn - put a Yankee in , and he would see whare he could alter it to advantage -put an Irishman in , and he would want tew boss the thing - put a Dutchman in , and he would proceed at once to plant it . " " The grate ...
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... whole of the century preceding him . Granted that it may not help much in our efforts to " clear the ground , " a summary of Hegel's theory will nevertheless be of interest here , if for no other reason than that he is reputed to have ...
... whole of the century preceding him . Granted that it may not help much in our efforts to " clear the ground , " a summary of Hegel's theory will nevertheless be of interest here , if for no other reason than that he is reputed to have ...
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