Critical & Historical Essays, Volume 1J.M. Dent & Company, 1900 - 380 pages |
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... character . The genius of the greatest of the Athenian dramatists co - operated with the circumstances under which ... characters , and think only of the poetry , we shall admit that it has never been surpassed in energy and magnificence ...
... character . The genius of the greatest of the Athenian dramatists co - operated with the circumstances under which ... characters , and think only of the poetry , we shall admit that it has never been surpassed in energy and magnificence ...
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... character ; and the same peculiarity may be traced in his mythology . It has nothing of the amenity and elegance ... characters also are mingled , though in very different proportions , some kind and generous feelings . Prometheus ...
... character ; and the same peculiarity may be traced in his mythology . It has nothing of the amenity and elegance ... characters also are mingled , though in very different proportions , some kind and generous feelings . Prometheus ...
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... character from their moral qualities . They are not egotists . They rarely obtrude their idiosyncrasies on their readers . They have nothing in common with those modern beggars for fame , who extort a pittance from the compassion of the ...
... character from their moral qualities . They are not egotists . They rarely obtrude their idiosyncrasies on their readers . They have nothing in common with those modern beggars for fame , who extort a pittance from the compassion of the ...
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... character discolours all the passions of men , and all the face of nature , and tinges with its own livid hue the flowers of Paradise and the glories of the eternal throne . All the portraits of him are singularly characteristic . No ...
... character discolours all the passions of men , and all the face of nature , and tinges with its own livid hue the flowers of Paradise and the glories of the eternal throne . All the portraits of him are singularly characteristic . No ...
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... character of Milton be found in all his works ; but it is most strongly displayed in the Sonnets . Those remarkable poems have been undervalued by critics who have not under- stood their nature . They have no epigrammatic point . There ...
... character of Milton be found in all his works ; but it is most strongly displayed in the Sonnets . Those remarkable poems have been undervalued by critics who have not under- stood their nature . They have no epigrammatic point . There ...
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