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Page 77
Mrs. Jordan used to play all these characters ; and as she played them , it was hard to know which was best . ... He is a more disagreeable , but less tedious character than the husband of Agnes , and both seem , by all accounts ...
Mrs. Jordan used to play all these characters ; and as she played them , it was hard to know which was best . ... He is a more disagreeable , but less tedious character than the husband of Agnes , and both seem , by all accounts ...
Page 112
There is little individual character in Gil Blas . The author is a describer of manners , and not of character . ... impression which circumstances make on certain conditions of life , and moulds all his characters accordingly .
There is little individual character in Gil Blas . The author is a describer of manners , and not of character . ... impression which circumstances make on certain conditions of life , and moulds all his characters accordingly .
Page 115
The whole scene at the lodging - house , the masquerade , & c . in Amelia , are equal in interest to the parallel scenes in Tom Jones , and even more refined in the knowledge of character . For instance , Mrs. Bennet is superior to Mrs.
The whole scene at the lodging - house , the masquerade , & c . in Amelia , are equal in interest to the parallel scenes in Tom Jones , and even more refined in the knowledge of character . For instance , Mrs. Bennet is superior to Mrs.
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| Title | The Complete Works of William Hazlitt, Volume 6 The Complete Works of William Hazlitt, Percival Presland Howe |
| Author | William Hazlitt |
| Editors | Percival Presland Howe, Alfred Rayney Waller, Arnold Glover |
| Compiled by | James Thornton |
| Publisher | J. M. Dent and Sons, Limited, 1931 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 16 Jul 2007 |
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