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... precisely in this haphazard and various looseness . His exceeding coarse- ness is itself an expression of one of the most fundamental qualities of his mind - its jovial acceptance of the physical facts of life . Another side of the same ...
... precisely in this haphazard and various looseness . His exceeding coarse- ness is itself an expression of one of the most fundamental qualities of his mind - its jovial acceptance of the physical facts of life . Another side of the same ...
Page 37
... precisely suited his habit of thought . In that loose shape - admitting of the most indefinite structure , and of any variety of length , from three pages to three hundred-- he could say all that he wished to say , in his own desultory ...
... precisely suited his habit of thought . In that loose shape - admitting of the most indefinite structure , and of any variety of length , from three pages to three hundred-- he could say all that he wished to say , in his own desultory ...
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... precisely contrary qualities for the solidity of its psychological foundations and for the supreme excellence of its craftsmanship . It was the work of profound and subtle artists writing for a small , leisured , distinguished , and ...
... precisely contrary qualities for the solidity of its psychological foundations and for the supreme excellence of its craftsmanship . It was the work of profound and subtle artists writing for a small , leisured , distinguished , and ...
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... precisely one of the reasons why it is difficult for the modern reader - and for the Anglo - Saxon one especially , with his different æsthetic traditions to appreciate their work to the full . To us , with our broader outlook , our ...
... precisely one of the reasons why it is difficult for the modern reader - and for the Anglo - Saxon one especially , with his different æsthetic traditions to appreciate their work to the full . To us , with our broader outlook , our ...
Page 97
... precisely by such touches as these that Shakespeare has succeeded in bringing before our minds a sense of universal agitation and the enormous dissolution of empires . Turning to Bérénice , we find a curious con- trast . The whole ...
... precisely by such touches as these that Shakespeare has succeeded in bringing before our minds a sense of universal agitation and the enormous dissolution of empires . Turning to Bérénice , we find a curious con- trast . The whole ...
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Page 126 - Dieu et la nature sont en tout cela ce qu'il n'admire point; il ne va pas plus loin que l'oignon de sa tulipe, qu'il ne livrerait pas pour mille écus, et qu'il donnera pour rien quand les tulipes seront négligées et que les œillets auront prévalu. Cet homme raisonnable, qui a une âme, qui a un culte et une religion, revient chez soi fatigué, affamé, mais fort content de sa journée : il a vu des tulipes.
Page 60 - Quelle chimère est-ce donc que l'homme ? Quelle nouveauté, quel monstre, quel chaos, quel sujet de contradiction, quel prodige ! Juge de toutes choses, imbécile ver de terre; dépositaire du vrai, cloaque d'incertitude et d'erreur ; gloire et rebut de l'univers.
Page 118 - Jupin pour chaque état mit deux tables au monde : L'adroit, le vigilant, et le fort, sont assis A la première ; et les petits Mangent leur reste à la seconde.