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Page 100
... misanthropy at the core , of all he touches . He cannot draw the changes of many- coloured life , nor transport himself into the condition of the infinitely diversified characters by whom a stage should be peopled . The very intensity ...
... misanthropy at the core , of all he touches . He cannot draw the changes of many- coloured life , nor transport himself into the condition of the infinitely diversified characters by whom a stage should be peopled . The very intensity ...
Page 128
... misanthropy , his cold - blooded and eager expositions of the non - existence of virtue and honour . Even this ... Misanthrope as wandering , each in his own delusion , and are contented to pity those who have never known the charms of a ...
... misanthropy , his cold - blooded and eager expositions of the non - existence of virtue and honour . Even this ... Misanthrope as wandering , each in his own delusion , and are contented to pity those who have never known the charms of a ...
Page 132
... misanthropy , that he never indulges in sarcasm , and scarcely , in any case , carries his merriment so far as derision . But the peculiarity by which he stands most broadly and proudly distinguished from Lord Byron is , that ...
... misanthropy , that he never indulges in sarcasm , and scarcely , in any case , carries his merriment so far as derision . But the peculiarity by which he stands most broadly and proudly distinguished from Lord Byron is , that ...
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