The English Essay and EssayistJ. M. Dent & sons, Limited, 1934 - 343 pages |
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... remarkable absence of the special vice which was then beginning to pervade literature - the indulgence in conceits . It is to Hall's credit that , in the - main , he successfully resisted the temptation which so easily 44 THE ENGLISH ...
... remarkable absence of the special vice which was then beginning to pervade literature - the indulgence in conceits . It is to Hall's credit that , in the - main , he successfully resisted the temptation which so easily 44 THE ENGLISH ...
Page 121
... derived from his papers in The Guardian that he possessed in a remarkable , and possibly in an unequalled degree , the qualities of the periodical essayist . He was certainly a man of higher THE QUEEN ANNE ESSAYISTS 121.
... derived from his papers in The Guardian that he possessed in a remarkable , and possibly in an unequalled degree , the qualities of the periodical essayist . He was certainly a man of higher THE QUEEN ANNE ESSAYISTS 121.
Page 151
... remarkable for opulence and wisdom , you will find they would never have been wise had they not been first luxurious ; you will find poets , philosophers , and even patriots , marching in luxury's train . The reason is obvious . We then ...
... remarkable for opulence and wisdom , you will find they would never have been wise had they not been first luxurious ; you will find poets , philosophers , and even patriots , marching in luxury's train . The reason is obvious . We then ...
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