Critical and Historical Essays, Contributed to the Edinburgh Review: In Five Volumes, Volume 1Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1850 - 402 pages |
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... character . His version is not indeed very easy or elegant ; but it is en- titled to the praise of clearness and fidelity . His notes abound with interesting quotations , and have the rare merit of really elucidating the text . The ...
... character . His version is not indeed very easy or elegant ; but it is en- titled to the praise of clearness and fidelity . His notes abound with interesting quotations , and have the rare merit of really elucidating the text . The ...
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... character . The genius of the greatest of the Athenian dramatists co - ope- rated with the circumstances under which ... characters , and think only of the poetry , we shall admit that it has never been surpassed in energy and ...
... character . The genius of the greatest of the Athenian dramatists co - ope- rated with the circumstances under which ... characters , and think only of the poetry , we shall admit that it has never been surpassed in energy and ...
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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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In Five Volumes Thomas Babington Macaulay. his 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 por ...
In Five Volumes Thomas Babington Macaulay. his 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 por ...
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