Critical and Miscellaneous Essays, Volúmenes1-2D. Appleton and Company, 1896 |
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... character . The genius of the greatest of the Athenian dramatists co - operated 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 - operated 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 which we gene- rally find in the superstitions of Greece . All is rugged , barbaric , and colossal . His legends seem to ...
... character ; and the same peculiarity may be traced in his mythology . It has nothing of the amenity and elegance which we gene- rally find in the superstitions of Greece . All is rugged , barbaric , and colossal . His legends seem to ...
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... character from their moral qualities . They are not egotists . They rarely obtrude . their idiosyncracies on their readers . They have nothing in common with those modern beggars for fame , who extort a pittance from the compassion of ...
... character from their moral qualities . They are not egotists . They rarely obtrude . their idiosyncracies on their readers . They have nothing in common with those modern beggars for fame , who extort a pittance from the compassion of ...
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... and gigan tic elevations . The roses and myrtles bloom unchilled on the verge of the avalanche . Traces , indeed , of the peculiar character of Milton may be found in all his works ; but it is 32 MACAULAY'S MISCELLANEOUS WRITINGS .
... and gigan tic elevations . The roses and myrtles bloom unchilled on the verge of the avalanche . Traces , indeed , of the peculiar character of Milton may be found in all his works ; but it is 32 MACAULAY'S MISCELLANEOUS WRITINGS .
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... character of a writer , from passages directly egotistical . But the quali ties which we have ascribed to Milton , though perhaps most strongly marked in those parts of his works which treat of his personal feelings , are ...
... character of a writer , from passages directly egotistical . But the quali ties which we have ascribed to Milton , though perhaps most strongly marked in those parts of his works which treat of his personal feelings , are ...
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