The English Essay and EssayistJ. M. Dent & sons, Limited, 1934 - 343 pages |
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... Hazlitt must yield to both Lamb and Coleridge . He had not steeped himself in the literature as they had . Of course ... Hazlitt's defect throughout , and not merely — naturally not even chiefly - in the criticism of the Elizabethans ...
... Hazlitt must yield to both Lamb and Coleridge . He had not steeped himself in the literature as they had . Of course ... Hazlitt's defect throughout , and not merely — naturally not even chiefly - in the criticism of the Elizabethans ...
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Hugh Walker. of the Age ; in the former because it was Hazlitt's special subject ; in the latter , notwithstanding some blurs from the acid , because it was written by Hazlitt at the very acme of his powers and dealt with subjects his ...
Hugh Walker. of the Age ; in the former because it was Hazlitt's special subject ; in the latter , notwithstanding some blurs from the acid , because it was written by Hazlitt at the very acme of his powers and dealt with subjects his ...
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... Hazlitt began . In this respect he had no rival but Coleridge ; and while Coleridge lost himself in the maze Hazlitt remained master of himself and of his subject . A knowledge of philosophy is an accomplishment indispensable in the ...
... Hazlitt began . In this respect he had no rival but Coleridge ; and while Coleridge lost himself in the maze Hazlitt remained master of himself and of his subject . A knowledge of philosophy is an accomplishment indispensable in the ...
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