Essays and Reviews, Том 1Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1853 |
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... common knowledge of the English language , and the scholar who has mastered its refinements , seem equally sensible to the charm of his diction . No matter how unpromising the subject on which he writes may appear to the common eye , in ...
... common knowledge of the English language , and the scholar who has mastered its refinements , seem equally sensible to the charm of his diction . No matter how unpromising the subject on which he writes may appear to the common eye , in ...
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... common truths , and which scares many good people into the belief that stale truisms are abstruse mysteries . He is not deluded by great names and " standard " books ; his judgment is un- trammelled by accredited opinions on taste ...
... common truths , and which scares many good people into the belief that stale truisms are abstruse mysteries . He is not deluded by great names and " standard " books ; his judgment is un- trammelled by accredited opinions on taste ...
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... common historical events he narrates with all the brilliancy of epigram . He rarely " possesses himself in any quietness . " Hence , with all his power of strong thought , he has no thoughtfulness . Byron displays hardly more intensity ...
... common historical events he narrates with all the brilliancy of epigram . He rarely " possesses himself in any quietness . " Hence , with all his power of strong thought , he has no thoughtfulness . Byron displays hardly more intensity ...
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... common fault of antiquaries , that of deeming puerility and meanness invaluable be- cause they happen to be scarce and old , and of attempt- ing to link some deep meaning to what is simply bom- bast , affectation , or nonsense , he has ...
... common fault of antiquaries , that of deeming puerility and meanness invaluable be- cause they happen to be scarce and old , and of attempt- ing to link some deep meaning to what is simply bom- bast , affectation , or nonsense , he has ...
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... common , as well as uncommon , sense ; he deems pain and starvation evils which should be avoided ; he thinks a good home and the certainty of a dinner better than a garret and heaven- soaring imaginations . Such men as Sprague and Hal ...
... common , as well as uncommon , sense ; he deems pain and starvation evils which should be avoided ; he thinks a good home and the certainty of a dinner better than a garret and heaven- soaring imaginations . Such men as Sprague and Hal ...
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