Critical & Historical Essays, Volume 2Dent, 1930 |
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Page 425
... written before his talents were ripe , before his style was formed , before he had looked abroad into the world ; and this when he had actually in his desk two highly - finished plays , the fruit of his matured powers . When we look ...
... written before his talents were ripe , before his style was formed , before he had looked abroad into the world ; and this when he had actually in his desk two highly - finished plays , the fruit of his matured powers . When we look ...
Page 607
... written the Masquerade scene , or the Vauxhall scene , than she could have written the Life of Cowley or the Review of Soame Jenyns . But we have not the smallest doubt that he revised Cecilia , and that he retouched the style of many ...
... written the Masquerade scene , or the Vauxhall scene , than she could have written the Life of Cowley or the Review of Soame Jenyns . But we have not the smallest doubt that he revised Cecilia , and that he retouched the style of many ...
Page 608
... written from general derision . It is only by means of specimens that we can enable our readers to judge how widely Madame D'Arblay's three styles differed from each other . The following passage was written before she became intimate ...
... written from general derision . It is only by means of specimens that we can enable our readers to judge how widely Madame D'Arblay's three styles differed from each other . The following passage was written before she became intimate ...
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