The Quarterly Review, Volumes 98-99John Murray, 1856 - English literature |
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... never come to us with such force as when they are illuminated by the admiring comments of another , and the dicta of Cæsar are best read by the light of the torch held to them by Bacon . ' If I should enumerate divers of his speeches ...
... never come to us with such force as when they are illuminated by the admiring comments of another , and the dicta of Cæsar are best read by the light of the torch held to them by Bacon . ' If I should enumerate divers of his speeches ...
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... never fell into more sin than when I was alone . ' He was fond of children's prattle , and his sorrow for the death of his little daughter Magdalen is most affecting . All these traits , no doubt , might have been narrated to us by a ...
... never fell into more sin than when I was alone . ' He was fond of children's prattle , and his sorrow for the death of his little daughter Magdalen is most affecting . All these traits , no doubt , might have been narrated to us by a ...
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... never heard that , ' said an exuberant talker of the present day , by way of con- tradiction . I don't know how you should , ' was the reply , for you never hear any- thing . ' La Monnoye , who edited the best edition of the Ménagiana ...
... never heard that , ' said an exuberant talker of the present day , by way of con- tradiction . I don't know how you should , ' was the reply , for you never hear any- thing . ' La Monnoye , who edited the best edition of the Ménagiana ...
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... never made a friend in private life , And was , besides , a tyrant to his wife . " Though Swift considered raillery the most refined part of conversation , it is one of those artifices for which there can only be an occasional opening ...
... never made a friend in private life , And was , besides , a tyrant to his wife . " Though Swift considered raillery the most refined part of conversation , it is one of those artifices for which there can only be an occasional opening ...
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... never easy unless he was allowed to dictate and preside ; and it will usually be found that the jester requires an audience that he takes the initiative , and commands your attention like the Punch which appears before your windows ...
... never easy unless he was allowed to dictate and preside ; and it will usually be found that the jester requires an audience that he takes the initiative , and commands your attention like the Punch which appears before your windows ...
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