English EssaysBlackie & son, limited, 1906 - 257 strán (strany) |
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Strana ix
... once obvious of drawing some broad lines of demarcation among its various significances . The difficulty of making any such division is probably greater in the case of the essay than with any other generic name employed in literature ...
... once obvious of drawing some broad lines of demarcation among its various significances . The difficulty of making any such division is probably greater in the case of the essay than with any other generic name employed in literature ...
Strana x
... once a rambler , a spectator , a tatler , and a connoisseur . It is a suggestive fact that after the artificial comedy of manners the next great development in literature was the essay of contemporary manners . It began at a time when ...
... once a rambler , a spectator , a tatler , and a connoisseur . It is a suggestive fact that after the artificial comedy of manners the next great development in literature was the essay of contemporary manners . It began at a time when ...
Strana xiii
... Once for all the Frenchman had vindicated the essayist's right to be pleasantly discursive , and the spirit of his in- fluence breathes in the lucubrations of Bickerstaff not more than in the essays of Hazlitt , Hunt , and Lamb ...
... Once for all the Frenchman had vindicated the essayist's right to be pleasantly discursive , and the spirit of his in- fluence breathes in the lucubrations of Bickerstaff not more than in the essays of Hazlitt , Hunt , and Lamb ...
Strana xx
... once brings one face to face with the most characteristic feature of Queen Anne society , and it is not devoid of literary significance inasmuch as the periodical essay is closely con- nected with the history of clubs and coffee ...
... once brings one face to face with the most characteristic feature of Queen Anne society , and it is not devoid of literary significance inasmuch as the periodical essay is closely con- nected with the history of clubs and coffee ...
Strana xxx
... . Addison's true greatness lies in his use of a pure and tuneful diction , and in his power of humorous satire . Irony , in his hands , was like a fine rapier which can wound without at once being felt , and no English writer has excelled.
... . Addison's true greatness lies in his use of a pure and tuneful diction , and in his power of humorous satire . Irony , in his hands , was like a fine rapier which can wound without at once being felt , and no English writer has excelled.
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