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... never wholly out of the way , nor in it . This I have learnt from the prac- tice of honest Montaigne . " There is no great risk in establishing this observation as an axiom in literature ; for should a prefacer loiter , it is never ...
... never wholly out of the way , nor in it . This I have learnt from the prac- tice of honest Montaigne . " There is no great risk in establishing this observation as an axiom in literature ; for should a prefacer loiter , it is never ...
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... never received . The philosopher who gives his entire years to the elevated pursuits of mind , is never unhappy because he is not in possession of an Indian opulence , for the idea of accumulating this exotic splendour has never en ...
... never received . The philosopher who gives his entire years to the elevated pursuits of mind , is never unhappy because he is not in possession of an Indian opulence , for the idea of accumulating this exotic splendour has never en ...
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... never before witnessed . Instead of a grave defence from the malice of his critics , and the flying gossip of the court circle , Molière found out the art of congregating the public to " The Quarrels of Authors . " He dramatised his ...
... never before witnessed . Instead of a grave defence from the malice of his critics , and the flying gossip of the court circle , Molière found out the art of congregating the public to " The Quarrels of Authors . " He dramatised his ...
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... never checked by that unnatural wit where the poet , the more he discovers himself , the farther he removes himself from the personage of his creation . The quickening spell which hangs over the dramas of Molière is this close attention ...
... never checked by that unnatural wit where the poet , the more he discovers himself , the farther he removes himself from the personage of his creation . The quickening spell which hangs over the dramas of Molière is this close attention ...
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... never anything approached the agitation which then came over us ; and to this distant day I have never lost the recollection of Racine , with the volume in his hand , full of emotion , and we all breathlessly pressing around him ...
... never anything approached the agitation which then came over us ; and to this distant day I have never lost the recollection of Racine , with the volume in his hand , full of emotion , and we all breathlessly pressing around him ...
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Page 412 - Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency. For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.
Page 77 - Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer. 5 Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
Page 198 - Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault and hesitate dislike...
Page 64 - I saw it was adulterate. I met with several great persons, whom I liked very well, but could not perceive that any part of their greatness was to be liked or desired, no more than I would be glad or content to be in a storm, though I saw many ships which rid safely and bravely in it. A storm would not agree with my stomach...
Page 126 - But how little can we venture to exult in any intellectual powers or literary attainments, when we consider the condition of poor Collins. I knew him a few years ago full of hopes and full of projects, versed in many languages, high in fancy, and strong in retention. This busy and forcible mind is now under the government of those who lately would not have been able to comprehend the least and most narrow of its designs.
Page 71 - But Appius reddens at each word you speak, And stares, tremendous, with a threatening eye, Like some fierce tyrant in old tapestry.
Page 290 - And since our dainty age Cannot endure reproof, Make not thyself a page To that strumpet, the stage; But sing high and aloof, Safe from the wolf's black jaw and the dull ass's hoof.
Page 369 - The wisdom of a learned man cometh by opportunity of leisure: and he that hath little business shall become wise. How can he get wisdom that holdeth the plough, and that glorieth in the goad, that driveth oxen, and is occupied in their labours, and whose talk is of bullocks?
Page 156 - Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world, Like a Colossus ; and we petty men Walk under his huge legs, and peep about To find ourselves dishonourable graves.
Page 402 - I agree with you most absolutely in your opinion about Gray ; he is the worst company in the world. From a melancholy turn, from living reclusely, and from a little too much dignity, he never converses easily ; all his words are measured and chosen, and formed into sentences ; his writings are admirable; he himself is not agreeable...