The English Essay and EssayistJ. M. Dent & sons, Limited, 1934 - 343 pages |
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Page 70
... doubt may reasonably be entertained is whether his place among them is central , or merely on the outer fringe . The answer to that question must depend upon the view taken of the greater works of Browne ; and it has hitherto been ...
... doubt may reasonably be entertained is whether his place among them is central , or merely on the outer fringe . The answer to that question must depend upon the view taken of the greater works of Browne ; and it has hitherto been ...
Page 99
... doubt Steele did take hints from Defoe . The association of the two men at this point is interesting . Though both were good writers , neither of them can be ranked with the greatest ; but in one respect - power of origination — they ...
... doubt Steele did take hints from Defoe . The association of the two men at this point is interesting . Though both were good writers , neither of them can be ranked with the greatest ; but in one respect - power of origination — they ...
Page 318
... doubt whether this part of Jefferies's work will long be read . No doubt he takes us , as Lowell said of White of Selborne , into the open air ; and no doubt that is a service , and one which has long kept White's memory green . But ...
... doubt whether this part of Jefferies's work will long be read . No doubt he takes us , as Lowell said of White of Selborne , into the open air ; and no doubt that is a service , and one which has long kept White's memory green . But ...
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