Essays on Milton and AddisonAllyn and Bacon, 1892 - 170 páginas |
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... of their history and their literature . He is the most popular of writers . Nor will it be said that his judgments , though often expressed in strong language , are wrong and per- Introduction . nal facts. The young reader is apt to ask ...
... of their history and their literature . He is the most popular of writers . Nor will it be said that his judgments , though often expressed in strong language , are wrong and per- Introduction . nal facts. The young reader is apt to ask ...
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Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay Samuel Thurber. often expressed in strong language , are wrong and per- verted judgments . For youthful readers he may be accepted as a safe guide . His exaggerated expressions are never intended ...
Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay Samuel Thurber. often expressed in strong language , are wrong and per- verted judgments . For youthful readers he may be accepted as a safe guide . His exaggerated expressions are never intended ...
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... language is understood and the pur- pose of his illustrations is appreciated , there remains to be considered the subject of his discourse , or the articu- lation of his thought . No writing whatever is wholly without inner connection ...
... language is understood and the pur- pose of his illustrations is appreciated , there remains to be considered the subject of his discourse , or the articu- lation of his thought . No writing whatever is wholly without inner connection ...
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... language . Mere reading , either oral or silent , even if accom- panied with much definition of words and ... languages are always read with the help of notes , and books in the ancient languages have accordingly ceased to be read except ...
... language . Mere reading , either oral or silent , even if accom- panied with much definition of words and ... languages are always read with the help of notes , and books in the ancient languages have accordingly ceased to be read except ...
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... language . He who cannot bring himself often to turn aside from the book he holds in his hand to the other books on his shelves finds himself limited in his reading to the weakest and shallowest books of the day . He can read no history ...
... language . He who cannot bring himself often to turn aside from the book he holds in his hand to the other books on his shelves finds himself limited in his reading to the weakest and shallowest books of the day . He can read no history ...
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