History of Prose Fiction, Volume 1G. Bell and Sons, 1896 |
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... means the recluse is placed in the midst of society ; and he who is harassed and agitated in the city is transported to rural tranquillity and repose . The rude are refined by an introduction , as it were , to the higher orders of ...
... means the recluse is placed in the midst of society ; and he who is harassed and agitated in the city is transported to rural tranquillity and repose . The rude are refined by an introduction , as it were , to the higher orders of ...
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... means broken , Dercyllis and Mantinia return to their native country [ c . 7 , 8 ] . After the depar- ture of his friends , Dinias wanders beyond Thule , and ad- vances towards the Pole . In these regions he says the darkness continued ...
... means broken , Dercyllis and Mantinia return to their native country [ c . 7 , 8 ] . After the depar- ture of his friends , Dinias wanders beyond Thule , and ad- vances towards the Pole . In these regions he says the darkness continued ...
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... means appertains to the adventures in the subsequent romances of Heliodorus , Chariton , or Tatius . Besides these faults in the principal story , the episodes of Berenice , queen of Egypt [ c . 17 ] , and of the Temple of Venus ...
... means appertains to the adventures in the subsequent romances of Heliodorus , Chariton , or Tatius . Besides these faults in the principal story , the episodes of Berenice , queen of Egypt [ c . 17 ] , and of the Temple of Venus ...
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... means of estimating the most material beauties and defects of any fictitious narrative . In adopting these principles of criticism , I do not mean to affirm that a good work can be written by rule , or that a romance is excellent merely ...
... means of estimating the most material beauties and defects of any fictitious narrative . In adopting these principles of criticism , I do not mean to affirm that a good work can be written by rule , or that a romance is excellent merely ...
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... means of the ring and fillet which had been attached to her at her birth , and had been care- fully preserved , is discovered to be the daughter of Hy- daspes , which is farther confirmed by the testimony of Sisimithres , once her ...
... means of the ring and fillet which had been attached to her at her birth , and had been care- fully preserved , is discovered to be the daughter of Hy- daspes , which is farther confirmed by the testimony of Sisimithres , once her ...
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