The English Essay and EssayistJ. M. Dent & sons, Limited, 1934 - 343 pages |
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Page 155
... equal of the best ; the difficulty is rather to find where there is anything fit to set in the balance against the political and philosophic wisdom of his weightier papers . It is the " inspired idiot " theory that has prevented the ...
... equal of the best ; the difficulty is rather to find where there is anything fit to set in the balance against the political and philosophic wisdom of his weightier papers . It is the " inspired idiot " theory that has prevented the ...
Page 229
... equal degree the power to charm . If an attempt be made to discover the secret of this power , it will be found that first and chief among the factors contributory to it is the incomparable sweetness of disposition which Lamb not only ...
... equal degree the power to charm . If an attempt be made to discover the secret of this power , it will be found that first and chief among the factors contributory to it is the incomparable sweetness of disposition which Lamb not only ...
Page 258
... equal to Toby . There have been many more beautiful , for Toby was " the most utterly shabby , vulgar , mean - look- ing cur " his owner ever beheld ; and yet in a deeper sense there is none so beautiful , for none has found a vates ...
... equal to Toby . There have been many more beautiful , for Toby was " the most utterly shabby , vulgar , mean - look- ing cur " his owner ever beheld ; and yet in a deeper sense there is none so beautiful , for none has found a vates ...
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