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Strana xvii
... seems now to be composed of but Imitations , and there is nothing new under the sun " . " Defoe's theory of amuse- ment was better than his practice . He strikingly anticipates Steele when he declares " and thus we wheedle them in ( if ...
... seems now to be composed of but Imitations , and there is nothing new under the sun " . " Defoe's theory of amuse- ment was better than his practice . He strikingly anticipates Steele when he declares " and thus we wheedle them in ( if ...
Strana xxxviii
... will gradually cease , and the literary energies of the time will revive some older form , or will strike out some new line of development , rather than continue in a course in which it seems xxxviii CLOSE OF THE FIRST PERIOD .
... will gradually cease , and the literary energies of the time will revive some older form , or will strike out some new line of development , rather than continue in a course in which it seems xxxviii CLOSE OF THE FIRST PERIOD .
Strana xxxix
J. H. Lobban. rather than continue in a course in which it seems impossible to excel , impossible to completely avoid the dulness that is inseparable from all mere imi- tations of a successful model . Defoe's essays have their faults ...
J. H. Lobban. rather than continue in a course in which it seems impossible to excel , impossible to completely avoid the dulness that is inseparable from all mere imi- tations of a successful model . Defoe's essays have their faults ...
Strana lix
... seem to rise naturally from the subject and do not grate on the ear with the metallic ring of modern epigram . The obliquity of Lamb's genius precluded in his own day , as it still precludes , the possibility of successful imitation ...
... seem to rise naturally from the subject and do not grate on the ear with the metallic ring of modern epigram . The obliquity of Lamb's genius precluded in his own day , as it still precludes , the possibility of successful imitation ...
Strana 1
... seem body that hath depth and bulk . Some are so close and reserved , as they will not show their wares but by a dark light , and seem always to keep back somewhat : and when they know within themselves they speak of that they do not ...
... seem body that hath depth and bulk . Some are so close and reserved , as they will not show their wares but by a dark light , and seem always to keep back somewhat : and when they know within themselves they speak of that they do not ...
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