The English Essay and EssayistJ. M. Dent & sons, Limited, 1934 - 343 pages |
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Page 125
... appeared in the company of Steele and Addison . Though it is a literary masterpiece , the horror would be unpardonable were it not redeemed by the sæva indignatio that underlies it ; and this sava indignatio , his habitual mood of mind ...
... appeared in the company of Steele and Addison . Though it is a literary masterpiece , the horror would be unpardonable were it not redeemed by the sæva indignatio that underlies it ; and this sava indignatio , his habitual mood of mind ...
Page 149
... appeared . They also raised Goldsmith's own reputation , and encouraged him to further composition of the same sort . In 1765 there appeared a collection of his essays , which was enlarged in the following year . Some , but not all , of ...
... appeared . They also raised Goldsmith's own reputation , and encouraged him to further composition of the same sort . In 1765 there appeared a collection of his essays , which was enlarged in the following year . Some , but not all , of ...
Page 288
... appeared upon it , the surging crowd became stiffened with fear and awe . And now it was that the in- cident so simple , so natural , and yet so frightful in its tragic suggestions , took place . Be it remembered that the season was ...
... appeared upon it , the surging crowd became stiffened with fear and awe . And now it was that the in- cident so simple , so natural , and yet so frightful in its tragic suggestions , took place . Be it remembered that the season was ...
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