The English Essay and EssayistJ. M. Dent & sons, Limited, 1934 - 343 pages |
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... lived more laudably , if , when he was at the best , he had stayed there . " In this passage not a word is thrown away . The English is terse and simple , the judgment balanced ; the unthrift receives credit for the virtue that is in ...
... lived more laudably , if , when he was at the best , he had stayed there . " In this passage not a word is thrown away . The English is terse and simple , the judgment balanced ; the unthrift receives credit for the virtue that is in ...
Page 113
... lived more eagerly in the present than Steele , no one was more fully absorbed in life as he found it and satisfied with art as the Augustans were making it ; and yet , more than any contemporary , he reached back towards a higher art ...
... lived more eagerly in the present than Steele , no one was more fully absorbed in life as he found it and satisfied with art as the Augustans were making it ; and yet , more than any contemporary , he reached back towards a higher art ...
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... lived . " But , though it is needless to recount the facts , it may not be amiss to note briefly the evidence his writings present of the depth of their influence on his life and of the greatness of the sacrifice he was called upon to ...
... lived . " But , though it is needless to recount the facts , it may not be amiss to note briefly the evidence his writings present of the depth of their influence on his life and of the greatness of the sacrifice he was called upon to ...
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