Critical & Historical Essays, Volume 2Dent, 1930 |
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Page 30
... mind of the writer into a rare and exquisite harmony . His skill in the details of business had not been acquired at the expense of his general powers . It had not rendered his mind less com- prehensive ; but it had served to correct ...
... mind of the writer into a rare and exquisite harmony . His skill in the details of business had not been acquired at the expense of his general powers . It had not rendered his mind less com- prehensive ; but it had served to correct ...
Page 38
... mind of Germany and the mind of Britain , has already deserved so well of both countries . The subject of this book has always appeared to us singularly interesting . How it was that Protestantism did so much , yet did no more , how it ...
... mind of Germany and the mind of Britain , has already deserved so well of both countries . The subject of this book has always appeared to us singularly interesting . How it was that Protestantism did so much , yet did no more , how it ...
Page 435
... mind in inexhaustible abundance , was profligacy . It is curious to observe how everything that he touched , however pure and noble , took in an instant the colour of his own mind . Compare the Ecole des Femmes with the Country Wife ...
... mind in inexhaustible abundance , was profligacy . It is curious to observe how everything that he touched , however pure and noble , took in an instant the colour of his own mind . Compare the Ecole des Femmes with the Country Wife ...
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