Anglo-American Literature and MannersC. Scribner, 1852 - 312 pages |
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Page 110
... Christian name , has been powerfully reviewed by Carlyle . " As an artist , Elliot is far from being perfect . Epic with- out knowing it , he tries to be lyric , and does not always suc- ceed . His poetry is Crabbe , Wordsworth , Cowper ...
... Christian name , has been powerfully reviewed by Carlyle . " As an artist , Elliot is far from being perfect . Epic with- out knowing it , he tries to be lyric , and does not always suc- ceed . His poetry is Crabbe , Wordsworth , Cowper ...
Page 116
... Christian monasteries . Among my many adepts , some brought me fortune , others credit , and all power . Our force was in union , and every day , our group , grown more compact , contrasted more with the feebleness and enervation which ...
... Christian monasteries . Among my many adepts , some brought me fortune , others credit , and all power . Our force was in union , and every day , our group , grown more compact , contrasted more with the feebleness and enervation which ...
Page 145
... ( Christ and His Kingdom . ) Aylla , or Human Happiness , is lost forever : Mr. Melville is resigned to do without her . Such is the colossal machine invented by Mr. Herman Melville . It is not unlike the gigantic American Panorama , thus ...
... ( Christ and His Kingdom . ) Aylla , or Human Happiness , is lost forever : Mr. Melville is resigned to do without her . Such is the colossal machine invented by Mr. Herman Melville . It is not unlike the gigantic American Panorama , thus ...
Page 159
... Christian element , has reached a much higher pitch of civilization ; but compara- tively speaking , she is not nearly so far advanced as antique Grecce . Miss Martineau , philosophical woman , who hoped to find in America the paradise ...
... Christian element , has reached a much higher pitch of civilization ; but compara- tively speaking , she is not nearly so far advanced as antique Grecce . Miss Martineau , philosophical woman , who hoped to find in America the paradise ...
Page 186
... Christian and English poet , the gentle solemnity of his poetry emanates from his religious conviction . If he set his foot in the forest , he sees God there . " Come when the rains Have glazed the sno : 7 , and clothed the trees with ...
... Christian and English poet , the gentle solemnity of his poetry emanates from his religious conviction . If he set his foot in the forest , he sees God there . " Come when the rains Have glazed the sno : 7 , and clothed the trees with ...
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