Critical & Historical Essays, Volume 1Dent, 1909 - 669 pages |
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Page 41
... Company . But it is ridiculous to say that these things indicate piety and benevol- ence . No primate , though he were the most abandoned of mankind , could wish to see the body , with the influence of which his own influence was ...
... Company . But it is ridiculous to say that these things indicate piety and benevol- ence . No primate , though he were the most abandoned of mankind , could wish to see the body , with the influence of which his own influence was ...
Page 105
... company , which were used by men of the most jolly conversation . " A remarkable change , however , passed on his character . " On a sudden , " says Clarendon , " from a life of great pleasure and licence , he retired to extraordinary ...
... company , which were used by men of the most jolly conversation . " A remarkable change , however , passed on his character . " On a sudden , " says Clarendon , " from a life of great pleasure and licence , he retired to extraordinary ...
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... company of bravoes , who , while he was in the House , had been impatiently waiting in the lobby for the word ... company ; and the companies , which now seem to exist only for the sake of epicures and of antiquaries , were F 2 John ...
... company of bravoes , who , while he was in the House , had been impatiently waiting in the lobby for the word ... company ; and the companies , which now seem to exist only for the sake of epicures and of antiquaries , were F 2 John ...
Page 167
... company . Dante's angels are good men with wings . His devils are spiteful ugly executioners . His dead men are merely living men in strange situations . The scene which passes between the poet and Farinata is justly celebrated . Still ...
... company . Dante's angels are good men with wings . His devils are spiteful ugly executioners . His dead men are merely living men in strange situations . The scene which passes between the poet and Farinata is justly celebrated . Still ...
Page 214
... company : The dignified reserve of manners which he had acquired during a residence in Spain provoked the ridicule of those who considered the usages of the French court as the only standard of good breeding , but served to impress the ...
... company : The dignified reserve of manners which he had acquired during a residence in Spain provoked the ridicule of those who considered the usages of the French court as the only standard of good breeding , but served to impress the ...
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