The North American Review, Volume 46University of Northern Iowa, 1838 Vols. 227-230, no. 2 include: Stuff and nonsense, v. 5-6, no. 8, Jan. 1929-Aug. 1930. |
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... moreover , individu- als appear only in their connexion with great actions , the very nature of which is to call forth passions and powers that remain latent in the common occurrences of life . We 2 [ Jan. Difficulties of Novel- Writing .
... moreover , individu- als appear only in their connexion with great actions , the very nature of which is to call forth passions and powers that remain latent in the common occurrences of life . We 2 [ Jan. Difficulties of Novel- Writing .
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... appear the most apt introduction to a notice of a book of travels . But the repu- tation of Mr. Cooper , the well - known author of the volumes before us , depending mainly on his success as a novelist , we may be excused for ...
... appear the most apt introduction to a notice of a book of travels . But the repu- tation of Mr. Cooper , the well - known author of the volumes before us , depending mainly on his success as a novelist , we may be excused for ...
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... appears wholly unreasonable and absurd . Thus , at a dinner- party , his composure is essentially disturbed by the fact , that , in passing from one room to another , sundry peeresses took precedence of the American ladies , who were ...
... appears wholly unreasonable and absurd . Thus , at a dinner- party , his composure is essentially disturbed by the fact , that , in passing from one room to another , sundry peeresses took precedence of the American ladies , who were ...
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... appears absurd to us , but it is not necessarily absurd in France and England . Reverence for antiquity is one of ... appear on the bench with a cumbrous , hot , and inconvenient cloud of powdered flax , or whatever may be the material ...
... appears absurd to us , but it is not necessarily absurd in France and England . Reverence for antiquity is one of ... appear on the bench with a cumbrous , hot , and inconvenient cloud of powdered flax , or whatever may be the material ...
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... appear separately and at a moderate price , who would have been repelled by the labor and ex- pense of going through the " Opera Omnia . " The form much resembles that of the Regent's edition , being very neat , and printed with ...
... appear separately and at a moderate price , who would have been repelled by the labor and ex- pense of going through the " Opera Omnia . " The form much resembles that of the Regent's edition , being very neat , and printed with ...
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