The English Essay and EssayistJ. M. Dent & sons, Limited, 1934 - 343 pages |
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Page 174
... present vexation , the future disappointment . " It was long , however , before Hazlitt reached so high a point as this , where for wealth of intellect and imagination and for nervous English he is the rival of the greatest . He himself ...
... present vexation , the future disappointment . " It was long , however , before Hazlitt reached so high a point as this , where for wealth of intellect and imagination and for nervous English he is the rival of the greatest . He himself ...
Page 229
... present of the depth of their influence on his life and of the greatness of the sacrifice he was called upon to make , and made without a a murmur . It is a pathetic fact , as Ainger has pointed out , that from the moment when the ...
... present of the depth of their influence on his life and of the greatness of the sacrifice he was called upon to make , and made without a a murmur . It is a pathetic fact , as Ainger has pointed out , that from the moment when the ...
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... present it attractively . Further , it was a subject easily susceptible of subdivision . The man who has undertaken the history of a great period is not thereby precluded from discussing side issues as they arise , or delineating the ...
... present it attractively . Further , it was a subject easily susceptible of subdivision . The man who has undertaken the history of a great period is not thereby precluded from discussing side issues as they arise , or delineating the ...
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