The Quarterly Review, Volume 171William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero John Murray, 1890 |
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... turn out her pupils with the old stamp upon them . Formerly the mass of the school spent their time in riot , were flogged often , and learnt little : now - a - days few escape compe- titive examination in one form or another ; all the ...
... turn out her pupils with the old stamp upon them . Formerly the mass of the school spent their time in riot , were flogged often , and learnt little : now - a - days few escape compe- titive examination in one form or another ; all the ...
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... turn out a good orator . ' Newborough enjoyed the reputation of being a suc- cessful governor and teacher , and an elegant and vigorous scholar whose reading went far outside the ordinary run of commentaries . He taught St. John and ...
... turn out a good orator . ' Newborough enjoyed the reputation of being a suc- cessful governor and teacher , and an elegant and vigorous scholar whose reading went far outside the ordinary run of commentaries . He taught St. John and ...
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... turns to ex- cellent account this intimate knowledge of his native province . In 1848 , Freytag settled at Leipzig as editor of the ' Grenzen- boten , ' or ' Border Messenger ' — a paper which , under the joint management of himself and ...
... turns to ex- cellent account this intimate knowledge of his native province . In 1848 , Freytag settled at Leipzig as editor of the ' Grenzen- boten , ' or ' Border Messenger ' — a paper which , under the joint management of himself and ...
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... turn , ' & c . Here Freytag first couples the two sisters together , then singles out one of the two for eulogy as ' a brave German woman , ' and then again resumes the joint treatment of their correspondence . The obvious suggestion of ...
... turn , ' & c . Here Freytag first couples the two sisters together , then singles out one of the two for eulogy as ' a brave German woman , ' and then again resumes the joint treatment of their correspondence . The obvious suggestion of ...
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... turn over the pages of the ' Comédie Humaine and scan its two thousand figures . Whatever else may be found in Balzac , this element and atmosphere are not wanting . M. Zola has perhaps taken from the immense quarry only what suited his ...
... turn over the pages of the ' Comédie Humaine and scan its two thousand figures . Whatever else may be found in Balzac , this element and atmosphere are not wanting . M. Zola has perhaps taken from the immense quarry only what suited his ...
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