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The most distinctively Eliza- bethan letters which we possess have no descendants in English literature ; they do not form a step in the development of the art of letter - writing ; they stand by themselves .
The most distinctively Eliza- bethan letters which we possess have no descendants in English literature ; they do not form a step in the development of the art of letter - writing ; they stand by themselves .
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Donne's letters exercise the attention of the reader more than most ; but the trouble is well rewarded . The more one broods over them the more one realises the originality of his thought , the beauty of his language , and the subtie ...
Donne's letters exercise the attention of the reader more than most ; but the trouble is well rewarded . The more one broods over them the more one realises the originality of his thought , the beauty of his language , and the subtie ...
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IV HORACE WALPOLE THE letter - writing of the eighteenth century reaches its climax in the correspondence of Horace ... the sustained brilliancy of their execution , give these famous letters a position of pre - eminence unrivalled in ...
IV HORACE WALPOLE THE letter - writing of the eighteenth century reaches its climax in the correspondence of Horace ... the sustained brilliancy of their execution , give these famous letters a position of pre - eminence unrivalled in ...
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SHAKESPEARES FINAL PERIOD The Independent | 1 |
WORDS AND POETRY The Hogarth Press 1928 | 16 |
RABELAIS The New Statesman Feb 16 1918 CHARAC | 31 |
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