The Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art, Volume 22; Volume 85Leavitt, Trow, & Company, 1875 - American literature |
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Page 166
... character belongs to his- tory . To such a man it is no compliment to treat of him in a strain merely courtly and eulogistic . He will shine most in the colors which the truth supplies he would have been the first to reject ad- ulation ...
... character belongs to his- tory . To such a man it is no compliment to treat of him in a strain merely courtly and eulogistic . He will shine most in the colors which the truth supplies he would have been the first to reject ad- ulation ...
Page 376
... character in the other . The forced , brilliant vitality of woman in America is sub- ject to fits of reaction , for nature has its limit . In the French woman the mind is more even and cheerful , and in the absence of exhaustive and ...
... character in the other . The forced , brilliant vitality of woman in America is sub- ject to fits of reaction , for nature has its limit . In the French woman the mind is more even and cheerful , and in the absence of exhaustive and ...
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... character of his personages ; like the latter , he must give that character an ideal representation . He must use his utmost skill to prevent a conflict between the ideal and the real ; but where it is in- evitable , he must know which ...
... character of his personages ; like the latter , he must give that character an ideal representation . He must use his utmost skill to prevent a conflict between the ideal and the real ; but where it is in- evitable , he must know which ...
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