The English Essay and EssayistJ. M. Dent & sons, Limited, 1934 - 343 pages |
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Page 115
... expressing much , with expressing only trite ideas ; the problem is to express new and profound ideas in a perfectly sound and classical style . " It is here that Addison fails . His ideas are trite ; at least they are not the best ...
... expressing much , with expressing only trite ideas ; the problem is to express new and profound ideas in a perfectly sound and classical style . " It is here that Addison fails . His ideas are trite ; at least they are not the best ...
Page 266
... expression , so that they could present it attractively . Further , it was a subject easily susceptible of subdivision . The man who has undertaken the history of a great period is not thereby precluded from discussing side issues as ...
... expression , so that they could present it attractively . Further , it was a subject easily susceptible of subdivision . The man who has undertaken the history of a great period is not thereby precluded from discussing side issues as ...
Page 328
... expression to the fear that " unless some voice be raised in timely protest English art ( in its widest sense ) must soon dwindle to the extinction of unendurable excellence . " Spoken by Oscar Wilde , this would probably have been ...
... expression to the fear that " unless some voice be raised in timely protest English art ( in its widest sense ) must soon dwindle to the extinction of unendurable excellence . " Spoken by Oscar Wilde , this would probably have been ...
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