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... whole nation had burst into splendid flower . In every branch of human activity - in war , in administration , in social life , in art , and in literature -the same energy was apparent , the same glorious success . At a bound France won ...
... whole nation had burst into splendid flower . In every branch of human activity - in war , in administration , in social life , in art , and in literature -the same energy was apparent , the same glorious success . At a bound France won ...
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... whole civilized world , a multitude of searching interrogations on the most vital subjects ; they propounded vast theories , they awoke new enthusiasms , and uplifted new ideals . In two direc ло tions particularly their influence has ...
... whole civilized world , a multitude of searching interrogations on the most vital subjects ; they propounded vast theories , they awoke new enthusiasms , and uplifted new ideals . In two direc ло tions particularly their influence has ...
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... whole action of the tale . Precisely the same descrip- tion applies to the subtle and brilliant Adolphe of Benjamin Constant , produced in the early years of the nineteenth century . Even when the framework was larger - as in Le Sage's ...
... whole action of the tale . Precisely the same descrip- tion applies to the subtle and brilliant Adolphe of Benjamin Constant , produced in the early years of the nineteenth century . Even when the framework was larger - as in Le Sage's ...
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ORIGINS THE MIDDLE AGES | 7 |
THE AGE OF TRANSITION | 31 |
THE ROMANTIC MOVEMENT | 142 |
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