The English Essay and EssayistJ. M. Dent & sons, Limited, 1934 - 343 pages |
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... literature , but far greater alike as writer and as politician - George Savile , Lord Halifax ( 1633-1695 ) . In respect of literary reputation , there are few men who are so far from having their deserts as the great Trimmer . In spite ...
... literature , but far greater alike as writer and as politician - George Savile , Lord Halifax ( 1633-1695 ) . In respect of literary reputation , there are few men who are so far from having their deserts as the great Trimmer . In spite ...
Page 165
... literature who turns to the Letters which have occasioned all the argument is bitterly disappointed . The style is artificial and pre- tentious . The subjects dealt with have interest for the historian , but little for the lover of ...
... literature who turns to the Letters which have occasioned all the argument is bitterly disappointed . The style is artificial and pre- tentious . The subjects dealt with have interest for the historian , but little for the lover of ...
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... literature of knowledge , and has nothing directly to do with the literature of power . The pure play of fancy or imagination , whether serious or humorous , is excluded ; there is no room for Lamb's Dream Children or for his Roast Pig ...
... literature of knowledge , and has nothing directly to do with the literature of power . The pure play of fancy or imagination , whether serious or humorous , is excluded ; there is no room for Lamb's Dream Children or for his Roast Pig ...
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