The Quarterly Review, Volume 171William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero John Murray, 1890 - English literature |
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... volumes which sleep on their leisurely shelves in the Cloisters . The Boys ' Library , founded by W. M. Praed , was largely increased by Hawtrey's munificence ; and the beautiful room destroyed a few years ago , in consequence of ...
... volumes which sleep on their leisurely shelves in the Cloisters . The Boys ' Library , founded by W. M. Praed , was largely increased by Hawtrey's munificence ; and the beautiful room destroyed a few years ago , in consequence of ...
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... volume gained only that immediate popularity which springs from curiosity ; it has justified its title to nothing more permanent . The latest work of the popular novelist adds nothing to his reputation as an author or a man . It has ...
... volume gained only that immediate popularity which springs from curiosity ; it has justified its title to nothing more permanent . The latest work of the popular novelist adds nothing to his reputation as an author or a man . It has ...
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... volume . Recent changes in the domestic policy of Germany give something more than a speculative or historical interest to the character and aims of the late Emperor Frederick . Internal affairs reached a crisis , when the repressive ...
... volume . Recent changes in the domestic policy of Germany give something more than a speculative or historical interest to the character and aims of the late Emperor Frederick . Internal affairs reached a crisis , when the repressive ...
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... volume consist of genuine first impressions , noted down at the time , or embodied in letters written on the spot ; the original strokes have been touched , retouched , altered , or obliterated , till they are but dimly visible . In the ...
... volume consist of genuine first impressions , noted down at the time , or embodied in letters written on the spot ; the original strokes have been touched , retouched , altered , or obliterated , till they are but dimly visible . In the ...
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... volume is divided into three portions : ( 1 ) pp . 6-65 , ' with the Headquarters of the Third Army ; ( 2 ) pp . 68-86 , ' after the War ; ( 3 ) pp . 89-126 , consisting of appendices . The second portion contains Freytag's estimate of ...
... volume is divided into three portions : ( 1 ) pp . 6-65 , ' with the Headquarters of the Third Army ; ( 2 ) pp . 68-86 , ' after the War ; ( 3 ) pp . 89-126 , consisting of appendices . The second portion contains Freytag's estimate of ...
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