Critical & Historical Essays, Volume 2Dent, 1930 |
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Page 33
... expression generally springs from confusion of ideas ; and the same wish to dazzle at any cost which produces affectation in the manner of a writer , is likely to produce sophistry in his reasonings . The judicious and candid mind of ...
... expression generally springs from confusion of ideas ; and the same wish to dazzle at any cost which produces affectation in the manner of a writer , is likely to produce sophistry in his reasonings . The judicious and candid mind of ...
Page 542
... expression of respect and admiration for the man to whom we owe so much instruction and amusement . While edition after edition of his book was coming forth , his son , as Mr. Croker tells us , was ashamed of it , and hated to hear it ...
... expression of respect and admiration for the man to whom we owe so much instruction and amusement . While edition after edition of his book was coming forth , his son , as Mr. Croker tells us , was ashamed of it , and hated to hear it ...
Page 560
... expressions . As soon as he took his pen in his hand to write for the public , his style became systematically vicious . All his books are ... expression , constantly employed even where there is no opposition in the 560 Macaulay's Essays.
... expressions . As soon as he took his pen in his hand to write for the public , his style became systematically vicious . All his books are ... expression , constantly employed even where there is no opposition in the 560 Macaulay's Essays.
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