The Living Age, Volume 236Living Age Company, 1903 |
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... means an immediate result . The first things to be imitated in Scott were not his essential excellences , but his accidental attractions . The Review , in summing up his work , attributed his success to the 4 The English Novel in the ...
... means an immediate result . The first things to be imitated in Scott were not his essential excellences , but his accidental attractions . The Review , in summing up his work , attributed his success to the 4 The English Novel in the ...
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... means of approach in preference to the other , by reason that it was so closely beset with foli- age and so rugged as to be practically inaccessible on horseback . Now our party , so to speak of them , would be a - foot ; whereas for ...
... means of approach in preference to the other , by reason that it was so closely beset with foli- age and so rugged as to be practically inaccessible on horseback . Now our party , so to speak of them , would be a - foot ; whereas for ...
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... means the only occasion upon which a contin- uous flow of remarks is considered an absolute necessity . A flock of rooks , a band of sparrows , a drove of elk , nay , a dignified senate of sea - lions or con- gress of seals , are all ...
... means the only occasion upon which a contin- uous flow of remarks is considered an absolute necessity . A flock of rooks , a band of sparrows , a drove of elk , nay , a dignified senate of sea - lions or con- gress of seals , are all ...
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... mean , who have passed beyond the horizon of death ? It would greatly add to the sadness of life if every man were ... means , the slightest sym- pathy or the slightest approval , that nothing he ever did while he remained in the world ...
... mean , who have passed beyond the horizon of death ? It would greatly add to the sadness of life if every man were ... means , the slightest sym- pathy or the slightest approval , that nothing he ever did while he remained in the world ...
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... means extravagant critic declared , " the elements of a hun- dred historical romances . " For many years this admirable collec- tion - Scott's first essay in literature- has not been reprinted . And it is a pleasure to welcome Mr ...
... means extravagant critic declared , " the elements of a hun- dred historical romances . " For many years this admirable collec- tion - Scott's first essay in literature- has not been reprinted . And it is a pleasure to welcome Mr ...
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