Poems and PlaysDent, 1910 - 317 pages |
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Page xii
... beauty of his humanity and the tender melan- choly of his wistful retrospect hold us more strongly and securely than the studious finish of his style . " Vingt fois sur le mêtier remettez votre ouvrage❞ — said the arch - critic whose ...
... beauty of his humanity and the tender melan- choly of his wistful retrospect hold us more strongly and securely than the studious finish of his style . " Vingt fois sur le mêtier remettez votre ouvrage❞ — said the arch - critic whose ...
Page xxi
... For , in that critical sense which estimates the value of a work by its excellence at all points , it can scarcely be contested that She Stoops to Conquer is his best production . In spite of their beauty and humanity Introduction xxi.
... For , in that critical sense which estimates the value of a work by its excellence at all points , it can scarcely be contested that She Stoops to Conquer is his best production . In spite of their beauty and humanity Introduction xxi.
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Oliver Goldsmith. best production . In spite of their beauty and humanity , the lasting quality of The Traveller and The Deserted Village is seriously prejudiced by his half - way attitude between the poetry of convention and the poetry ...
Oliver Goldsmith. best production . In spite of their beauty and humanity , the lasting quality of The Traveller and The Deserted Village is seriously prejudiced by his half - way attitude between the poetry of convention and the poetry ...
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... beauty groves and fields appear , Man seems the only growth that dwindles here . Contrasted faults through all his manners reign , Though poor , luxurious , though submissive , vain , Though grave , yet trifling , zealous , yet untrue ...
... beauty groves and fields appear , Man seems the only growth that dwindles here . Contrasted faults through all his manners reign , Though poor , luxurious , though submissive , vain , Though grave , yet trifling , zealous , yet untrue ...
Page 40
... beauty , his colours he spread , And beplaster'd with rouge his own natural red . On the stage he was natural , simple , affecting ; ' Twas only that when he was off he was acting . With no reason on earth to go out of his way , He turn ...
... beauty , his colours he spread , And beplaster'd with rouge his own natural red . On the stage he was natural , simple , affecting ; ' Twas only that when he was off he was acting . With no reason on earth to go out of his way , He turn ...
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