Comparative Essays Present and PastWarren W. Read |
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... thought expressed by a writer in prose has perhaps been condensed to an unfor- gettable line by a poet . This book ... thoughts of the author you are reading will remind you of thoughts or experiences of your own - sometimes of thoughts ...
... thought expressed by a writer in prose has perhaps been condensed to an unfor- gettable line by a poet . This book ... thoughts of the author you are reading will remind you of thoughts or experiences of your own - sometimes of thoughts ...
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... thoughts , his wits and understanding do clarify and break up , in the communicating and dis- coursing with another : he tosseth his thoughts more easily ; he marshaleth them more orderly ; he seeth how they look when they are turned ...
... thoughts , his wits and understanding do clarify and break up , in the communicating and dis- coursing with another : he tosseth his thoughts more easily ; he marshaleth them more orderly ; he seeth how they look when they are turned ...
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... thought that built this portentous war - establishment , and a thought shall also melt it away . Every nation and every man instantly surround them- selves with a material apparatus which exactly corres- ponds to their moral state , or ...
... thought that built this portentous war - establishment , and a thought shall also melt it away . Every nation and every man instantly surround them- selves with a material apparatus which exactly corres- ponds to their moral state , or ...
Contents
ON GOING A JOURNEY William Hazlitt | 7 |
HOLIDAY John Galsworthy | 18 |
OF FRIENDSHIP Francis Bacon | 25 |
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