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... passages cited from Blair . In general Sir A. Alison's sentences , though ill - constructed , afford a sufficient glimpse of his meaning ; but when he begins to moralize and draw parallels , the obscurity of his style becomes altogether ...
... passages cited from Blair . In general Sir A. Alison's sentences , though ill - constructed , afford a sufficient glimpse of his meaning ; but when he begins to moralize and draw parallels , the obscurity of his style becomes altogether ...
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... passage : - " You must make haste and gather me all you can , and do it quickly , or I will and shall do without it . " — JOHNSON . Letter to Boswell , 1774 . This is a curious anti - climax . The Doctor meant to lay a particular stress ...
... passage : - " You must make haste and gather me all you can , and do it quickly , or I will and shall do without it . " — JOHNSON . Letter to Boswell , 1774 . This is a curious anti - climax . The Doctor meant to lay a particular stress ...
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... passages of greater power . " - SYDNEY SMITH . Essays . Sir A. Alison has a passage in which the imper- fect tense of the indicative is used instead of the subjunctive : - " If that system were rigorously carried into execution- if a ...
... passages of greater power . " - SYDNEY SMITH . Essays . Sir A. Alison has a passage in which the imper- fect tense of the indicative is used instead of the subjunctive : - " If that system were rigorously carried into execution- if a ...
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... passages of his own writing . " - Ibid . " It is indeed ludicrous looking back through the vista of forty years . " — Ibid . " It were worth while contrasting its estimate of Maho- metanism with that of Carlyle . " — Ibid . “ It was ...
... passages of his own writing . " - Ibid . " It is indeed ludicrous looking back through the vista of forty years . " — Ibid . " It were worth while contrasting its estimate of Maho- metanism with that of Carlyle . " — Ibid . “ It was ...
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... passage the contradiction and absurdity are quite amusing . Hunt tells us there is but one way of knowing good poets from bad , and that that one way is two ways ! He then informs us that this only and twofold way is no way at all . To ...
... passage the contradiction and absurdity are quite amusing . Hunt tells us there is but one way of knowing good poets from bad , and that that one way is two ways ! He then informs us that this only and twofold way is no way at all . To ...
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absurdity adopted Alison Blair blemish blunder borrowed Bulwer Lytton character Christopher North Cobbett composition correct couplet Courchamps criticism Curiosities of Literature D'Israeli describes employed English Language error Essay esteem Europe from Fall examples expression Fall of Napoleon fame fault following sentence foreign words French genius grammar Hallam Hazlitt historian History of Europe Ibid idea imperfect tense inaccuracy infallibility instance Isaac D'Israeli James Naylor Junius king L'Esprit LADY MORGAN Latin less Letter Literary Portraits Literature of Europe Lord Lord Byron Macaulay means meant to say mind modern nominative notice noun numerous occurs original parenthesis perspicuity phrase plagiarism plural poem poet poetry political Pope popular preposition present pronoun prose Quarrels of Authors quoted racter reader remarks sample sense sentiment singular Sir Archibald Sir Bulwer Lytton Sir Home Popham Sir Walter Scott speaking species style thing thought tion translation truth uncon verb writer intended written
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Page 286 - De sorte que toute la suite des hommes, pendant le cours de tant de siècles, doit être considérée comme un même homme qui subsiste toujours et qui apprend continuellement...
Page 221 - Created half to rise, and half to fall; Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all; Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurl'd; The glory, jest, and riddle of the world!
Page 267 - Half-hidden, like a mermaid in sea-weed, Pensive awhile she dreams awake, and sees, In fancy, fair St. Agnes in her bed, But dares not look behind, or all the charm is fled.
Page 279 - There's but the twinkling of a star Between a man of peace and war, A thief and justice, fool and knave, A huffing officer and a slave, A crafty lawyer and pick-pocket, A great philosopher and a block-head, A formal preacher and a player, A learn'd physician and...
Page 111 - So hand in hand they pass'd, the loveliest pair, That ever since in love's embraces met; Adam the goodliest man of men since born His sons, the fairest of her daughters Eve.
Page 279 - Still, where rosy pleasure leads, See a kindred grief pursue ; Behind the steps that misery treads, Approaching comfort view : The hues of bliss more brightly glow, Chastised by sabler tints of woe ; And blended, form with artful strife The strength and harmony of life.
Page 227 - Hark! they whisper; Angels say, Sister Spirit, come away. What is this absorbs me quite? Steals my senses, shuts my sight, Drowns my spirits, draws my breath?
Page 284 - ... the true use of speech is not so much to express our wants as to conceal them.
Page 232 - For them no more the blazing hearth shall burn. Or busy housewife ply her evening care; No children run to lisp their sire's return, Or climb his knees the envied kiss to share.
Page 228 - O'er my dim eyes a darkness hung ; My ears with hollow murmurs rung. Tn dewy damps my limbs were chill'd : My blood with gentle horrors thrill'd; My feeble pulse forgot to play ; I fainted, sunk, and died away.