The English Essay and EssayistJ. M. Dent & sons, Limited, 1934 - 343 pages |
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Page 141
... light , or the clouds distil their dew ? Where shall the lips of the spring breathe fragrance , or the hand of autumn diffuse plenty ? Remember , Carazan , that thou hast shut compassion from thine heart , and grasped thy treasures with ...
... light , or the clouds distil their dew ? Where shall the lips of the spring breathe fragrance , or the hand of autumn diffuse plenty ? Remember , Carazan , that thou hast shut compassion from thine heart , and grasped thy treasures with ...
Page 173
... Light literature , like light wine , does not keep long . Nor will Hunt's style permanently save him . It is an easy and agreeable but not a great style . Sometimes its colloquialism , right enough for the purpose in view , verges on ...
... Light literature , like light wine , does not keep long . Nor will Hunt's style permanently save him . It is an easy and agreeable but not a great style . Sometimes its colloquialism , right enough for the purpose in view , verges on ...
Page 312
... light . It is the assertion of self - in a sense , but not in any sense we please . The conception of freedom as a thing good in itself and indistinguishable from licence must be abandoned . “ The great thing . . . is to find our best ...
... light . It is the assertion of self - in a sense , but not in any sense we please . The conception of freedom as a thing good in itself and indistinguishable from licence must be abandoned . “ The great thing . . . is to find our best ...
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