The English Essay and EssayistJ. M. Dent & sons, Limited, 1934 - 343 pages |
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Page 30
... merely or mainly to character , the com- parison is little less than an insult to the Laureate ; and from the purely intelligent or æsthetic point of view I should be disposed to say , or at least inclined to think , that the com ...
... merely or mainly to character , the com- parison is little less than an insult to the Laureate ; and from the purely intelligent or æsthetic point of view I should be disposed to say , or at least inclined to think , that the com ...
Page 89
... merely political pamphlet does not concern us , there were , after Milton , two writers who were at once politicians and men of letters , and whose writings helped forward the development of the essay . These were Sir William Temple ...
... merely political pamphlet does not concern us , there were , after Milton , two writers who were at once politicians and men of letters , and whose writings helped forward the development of the essay . These were Sir William Temple ...
Page 328
... merely to titillate the mind , but to reveal truth . Thompson gives 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 ...
... merely to titillate the mind , but to reveal truth . Thompson gives 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 ...
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