Critical & Historical Essays, Volume 5J.M. Dent & Company, 1900 |
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... letters , is from hell . It is a work of the children of the Devil . No child of God could possibly be guilty of it . ' An accomplice of the Prince , in spite of the recommendation of a court martial , was mercilessly put to death . It ...
... letters , is from hell . It is a work of the children of the Devil . No child of God could possibly be guilty of it . ' An accomplice of the Prince , in spite of the recommendation of a court martial , was mercilessly put to death . It ...
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... letters . He had not the full command of any language . There was no machine of thought which he could employ with perfect ease , confidence , and freedom . He had German enough to scold his servants , or to give the word of command to ...
... letters . He had not the full command of any language . There was no machine of thought which he could employ with perfect ease , confidence , and freedom . He had German enough to scold his servants , or to give the word of command to ...
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... letters from Paris to point out the solecisms and false rhymes of which , to the last , he was frequently guilty . Even had he possessed the poetic faculty , of which , as far as we can judge , he was utterly destitute , the want of a ...
... letters from Paris to point out the solecisms and false rhymes of which , to the last , he was frequently guilty . Even had he possessed the poetic faculty , of which , as far as we can judge , he was utterly destitute , the want of a ...
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... Letters , particu- larly those which are written with earnestness , and are not embroidered with verses . It is not strange that a young man devoted to literature , and acquainted only with the literature of France , should have looked ...
... Letters , particu- larly those which are written with earnestness , and are not embroidered with verses . It is not strange that a young man devoted to literature , and acquainted only with the literature of France , should have looked ...
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... letter of earnest expostulation , in the handwriting of Lewis , was sent to Berlin ; but in vain . In the autumn of 1745 , Frederic made peace with England , and , before the close of the year , with Austria also .. The pre- tensions of ...
... letter of earnest expostulation , in the handwriting of Lewis , was sent to Berlin ; but in vain . In the autumn of 1745 , Frederic made peace with England , and , before the close of the year , with Austria also .. The pre- tensions of ...
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