Literary Essays25 essays from the Victorian and Edwardian literary critic. |
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Page 41
... light such a candle , by God's grace , in England , as I trust shall never be put out . ' Nothing could be better adapted to the meaning and senti- ment of this passage than the limpid , even flow of its rhythm . But who could conceive ...
... light such a candle , by God's grace , in England , as I trust shall never be put out . ' Nothing could be better adapted to the meaning and senti- ment of this passage than the limpid , even flow of its rhythm . But who could conceive ...
Page 115
... light . Voltaire was able to make the transparency , but he never could light the candle ; and the only result of his efforts was some sticky pieces of paper , cut into curious shapes , and roughly daubed with colour . To take only one ...
... light . Voltaire was able to make the transparency , but he never could light the candle ; and the only result of his efforts was some sticky pieces of paper , cut into curious shapes , and roughly daubed with colour . To take only one ...
Page 184
... light of the stars ; and the object of the comparison is to lay stress upon the concentration on one point of a vast multiplicity of objects . There could be no better exercise for a young verse - writer than to attempt his own ...
... light of the stars ; and the object of the comparison is to lay stress upon the concentration on one point of a vast multiplicity of objects . There could be no better exercise for a young verse - writer than to attempt his own ...
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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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