The English Essay and EssayistJ. M. Dent & sons, Limited, 1934 - 343 pages |
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... nature of Browne to make it . But then , Browne was , in the judicious words of the judicious Hallam , " far removed from real philosophy , both by his turn of mind and by the nature of his erudition . " In the subsequent books the ...
... nature of Browne to make it . But then , Browne was , in the judicious words of the judicious Hallam , " far removed from real philosophy , both by his turn of mind and by the nature of his erudition . " In the subsequent books the ...
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... Nature made him an essayist , and he co - operated with nature , developing and strengthening the gifts with which he was endowed at birth . The training he gave himself , if it were generally followed , would probably in nine cases out ...
... Nature made him an essayist , and he co - operated with nature , developing and strengthening the gifts with which he was endowed at birth . The training he gave himself , if it were generally followed , would probably in nine cases out ...
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Hugh Walker. is the essence of all truly poetic love of nature , is , in fact , the essence of the difference between the poet's love of nature and that of the man of science . Synge can throw a world of pathos into a phrase . No one ...
Hugh Walker. is the essence of all truly poetic love of nature , is , in fact , the essence of the difference between the poet's love of nature and that of the man of science . Synge can throw a world of pathos into a phrase . No one ...
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