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... literary genius , and his personal char- acter . He had a real affection also for an older man of most lovable attributes who was his wife's father , and his own friend . In intimacy , in admiration , in many personal qualifications ...
... literary genius , and his personal char- acter . He had a real affection also for an older man of most lovable attributes who was his wife's father , and his own friend . In intimacy , in admiration , in many personal qualifications ...
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... literary circles to depreciate the genius of Scott , particularly as a poet . Smaller men , of meaner ideals and baser instincts , moved restlessly beneath so great a shadow . Literary neurotics questioned the possibility of great art ...
... literary circles to depreciate the genius of Scott , particularly as a poet . Smaller men , of meaner ideals and baser instincts , moved restlessly beneath so great a shadow . Literary neurotics questioned the possibility of great art ...
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... literary magazine of its time . That may be attributed partly to Thomas Jeffrey's editing . But who chose Jeffrey for the position ? He had adventured , with little capital , on the perilous sea of publishing , and had shown the fine ...
... literary magazine of its time . That may be attributed partly to Thomas Jeffrey's editing . But who chose Jeffrey for the position ? He had adventured , with little capital , on the perilous sea of publishing , and had shown the fine ...
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