The English Essay and EssayistJ. M. Dent & sons, Limited, 1934 - 343 pages |
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Page 68
... passage is inferior to the preceding one , it still gives proof that Drummond possessed a rare gift of style : - " But that , perhaps , which anguisheth thee most , is to have this glorious pageant of the world removed from thee in the ...
... passage is inferior to the preceding one , it still gives proof that Drummond possessed a rare gift of style : - " But that , perhaps , which anguisheth thee most , is to have this glorious pageant of the world removed from thee in the ...
Page 292
... passage in question is the conclusion of La Fère of cursed Memory . The pretty domestic scene of the Bazins and the effect of it and of their politeness on the spirits of the hurt and sore travellers are matters simple and even trivial ...
... passage in question is the conclusion of La Fère of cursed Memory . The pretty domestic scene of the Bazins and the effect of it and of their politeness on the spirits of the hurt and sore travellers are matters simple and even trivial ...
Page 319
... passage as the follow- ing ( one of many ) with Our Village , shows how greatly the literary value of this part of ... passages such as that above quoted . CHAPTER XII SOME ESSAYISTS OF YESTERDAY THERE remain a few LATTER HALF OF THE ...
... passage as the follow- ing ( one of many ) with Our Village , shows how greatly the literary value of this part of ... passages such as that above quoted . CHAPTER XII SOME ESSAYISTS OF YESTERDAY THERE remain a few LATTER HALF OF THE ...
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