The English Essay and EssayistJ. M. Dent & sons, Limited, 1934 - 343 pages |
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... written by a Bacon ; and in this respect the earliest of English essayists still stands alone . It took Ulysses to draw the bow of Ulysses . But though it was impossible to rival Bacon , it was not difficult to take hints from him . He ...
... written by a Bacon ; and in this respect the earliest of English essayists still stands alone . It took Ulysses to draw the bow of Ulysses . But though it was impossible to rival Bacon , it was not difficult to take hints from him . He ...
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... written more melodious English because he had written before them . Kinship with Felltham is shown by Edward Hyde , Earl of Clarendon ( 1609-1674 ) , whose Contemplations and Reflections upon the Psalms of David are virtually a ...
... written more melodious English because he had written before them . Kinship with Felltham is shown by Edward Hyde , Earl of Clarendon ( 1609-1674 ) , whose Contemplations and Reflections upon the Psalms of David are virtually a ...
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... written " for his own satisfaction " ; and it is so greatly superior to anything else he has written that we are tempted to speculate as to what has been lost through the untoward circumstances which denied him the liberty to write ...
... written " for his own satisfaction " ; and it is so greatly superior to anything else he has written that we are tempted to speculate as to what has been lost through the untoward circumstances which denied him the liberty to write ...
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