The Complete Works of William Hazlitt, Volume 6J. M. Dent and Sons, Limited, 1931 |
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Page 72
... lady , ' - are alike admirable . The peremptory bluntness and exaggerated descriptions of Sir Sampson Legend are in a vein truly oriental , with a Shakespearian cast of language , and form a striking contrast to the quaint credulity and ...
... lady , ' - are alike admirable . The peremptory bluntness and exaggerated descriptions of Sir Sampson Legend are in a vein truly oriental , with a Shakespearian cast of language , and form a striking contrast to the quaint credulity and ...
Page 84
... lady , which the author would have her to be . Lady Grace is so far better ; she is what she pretends to be , merely sober and insipid . - Vanbrugh's forte was not the sentimental or didactic ; his genius flags and grows dull when it is ...
... lady , which the author would have her to be . Lady Grace is so far better ; she is what she pretends to be , merely sober and insipid . - Vanbrugh's forte was not the sentimental or didactic ; his genius flags and grows dull when it is ...
Page 114
... lady with the highwayman , who robbed her of her jewels , while he complimented her beauty , ought not to be passed over , nor that of Sophia and her muff , nor the reserved coquetry of her cousin Fitzpatrick , nor the description of Lady ...
... lady with the highwayman , who robbed her of her jewels , while he complimented her beauty , ought not to be passed over , nor that of Sophia and her muff , nor the reserved coquetry of her cousin Fitzpatrick , nor the description of Lady ...
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LECTURE I | 5 |
LECTURE II | 30 |
On Cowley Butler Suckling Etherege | 70 |
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