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... character about with him . But as he found he could not unite both , he naturally relaxed into his old manner . " 49 Even when he attempted to unite both characters in fiction , by making the sociable Mr. Burchell and the dignified and ...
... character about with him . But as he found he could not unite both , he naturally relaxed into his old manner . " 49 Even when he attempted to unite both characters in fiction , by making the sociable Mr. Burchell and the dignified and ...
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... character all too human and far from ideal . The claims of the preface relate only to the second half of the novel , where presumably Goldsmith felt him- self on less secure ground , and where the occasional staginess of the lan- guage ...
... character all too human and far from ideal . The claims of the preface relate only to the second half of the novel , where presumably Goldsmith felt him- self on less secure ground , and where the occasional staginess of the lan- guage ...
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... character , a timid desire to please and to appease . Honeywood's wishful fantasy is to be well with all the world ; his fate is to be imposed on by a wheedling bailiff and a sham friend . To uphold a line of conduct , to discriminate ...
... character , a timid desire to please and to appease . Honeywood's wishful fantasy is to be well with all the world ; his fate is to be imposed on by a wheedling bailiff and a sham friend . To uphold a line of conduct , to discriminate ...
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