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... passed as proverbs into the French language . He was a man of vivid intelligence - courageous , in- dependent , passionately devoted to literature , and a highly skilled worker in the difficult art of writing verse . But he lacked the ...
... passed as proverbs into the French language . He was a man of vivid intelligence - courageous , in- dependent , passionately devoted to literature , and a highly skilled worker in the difficult art of writing verse . But he lacked the ...
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... passed his existence in the thick of the battle , and he died as he had lived -in the harness of the professional entertainer . His early years were spent amid the rough and sordid surroundings of a travelling provincial company , of ...
... passed his existence in the thick of the battle , and he died as he had lived -in the harness of the professional entertainer . His early years were spent amid the rough and sordid surroundings of a travelling provincial company , of ...
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... passed there were new accessions to this great array of writers , who waged their war against ignorance and prejudice with an ever - increasing fury . A war indeed it was . On one side were all the forces of intellect ; on the other was ...
... passed there were new accessions to this great array of writers , who waged their war against ignorance and prejudice with an ever - increasing fury . A war indeed it was . On one side were all the forces of intellect ; on the other was ...
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ORIGINS THE MIDDLE AGES | 7 |
THE AGE OF TRANSITION | 31 |
THE ROMANTIC MOVEMENT | 142 |
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