Critical and Miscellaneous Essays, Volumen1D. Appleton, 1860 - 568 páginas |
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... character . His version is not indeed very easy or elegant ; but it is entitled 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 entitled 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 - 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 magnificence ...
... 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 magnificence ...
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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 the ...
... 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 the ...
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... 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 portraits of him are singularly characteristic . No ...
... 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 portraits of him are singularly characteristic . No ...
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