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Page 149
... merely teach of the meanest that moves , or that teaches , if at all , indirectly by moving . * The very highest work that has ever existed 6 Poetic justice - This term is usually applied to an outcome which satisfies the highest ...
... merely teach of the meanest that moves , or that teaches , if at all , indirectly by moving . * The very highest work that has ever existed 6 Poetic justice - This term is usually applied to an outcome which satisfies the highest ...
Page 165
... mere multiplication of his voice . You cannot talk to your friend in India ; if you could , you would . You write instead ; that is mere conveyance of voice . But a book is written , not to multiply the voice merely , not to carry it merely ...
... mere multiplication of his voice . You cannot talk to your friend in India ; if you could , you would . You write instead ; that is mere conveyance of voice . But a book is written , not to multiply the voice merely , not to carry it merely ...
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... merely intellectual part of it ) consists in this accuracy . A well - educated gentleman may not know many languages , may not be able to speak any but his own , may have read very few books . whatever language he knows , he knows ...
... merely intellectual part of it ) consists in this accuracy . A well - educated gentleman may not know many languages , may not be able to speak any but his own , may have read very few books . whatever language he knows , he knows ...
Contents
ON GOING A JOURNEY William Hazlitt | 7 |
HOLIDAY John Galsworthy | 18 |
OF FRIENDSHIP Francis Bacon | 25 |
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