Literary Essays25 essays from the Victorian and Edwardian literary critic. |
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Page 84
... certainly had the world been created by Dr. Arnold they actually would have been . But - perhaps fortunately - it was not . If we look at the facts , where do we find poetry ? In the wild fantasies of Aristophanes , in the sordid lusts ...
... certainly had the world been created by Dr. Arnold they actually would have been . But - perhaps fortunately - it was not . If we look at the facts , where do we find poetry ? In the wild fantasies of Aristophanes , in the sordid lusts ...
Page 261
... certainly great , though it was not great enough ; and his foresight was proved by the disaster which followed when his advice was neglected . His conflict with George Grenville in the preceding year shows even more clearly how capable ...
... certainly great , though it was not great enough ; and his foresight was proved by the disaster which followed when his advice was neglected . His conflict with George Grenville in the preceding year shows even more clearly how capable ...
Page 267
... certainly were - which he showed in social intercourse , were caused by an excess of this quality of sensitiveness rather than by a lack of genuine feeling . His angry , cutting sentences , his constant mockery of his enemies , his ...
... certainly were - which he showed in social intercourse , were caused by an excess of this quality of sensitiveness rather than by a lack of genuine feeling . His angry , cutting sentences , his constant mockery of his enemies , his ...
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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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