Eclectic Magazine: Foreign Literature, Volume 54; Volume 117Leavitt, Throw and Company, 1891 |
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Page 119
... human life as it really is , not as the giggling schoolgirl of seventeen conceives it ought to be . We want to see English literature so written in our midst that it may spread over the earth , as smaller and newer Continental ...
... human life as it really is , not as the giggling schoolgirl of seventeen conceives it ought to be . We want to see English literature so written in our midst that it may spread over the earth , as smaller and newer Continental ...
Page 126
... human beings ought to avoid . It has been said that she sets an example of incalculable waste joined to what , in human beings , would be criminal neglect . Millions of animals and thousands of poor or delicate people perish every year ...
... human beings ought to avoid . It has been said that she sets an example of incalculable waste joined to what , in human beings , would be criminal neglect . Millions of animals and thousands of poor or delicate people perish every year ...
Page 127
... human spectators were shocked ; the human beings behave in their own emotional way , and the natural forces with their exact regularity and their absolute indifference . Sicilian settles the question in his own opinion by the answer ...
... human spectators were shocked ; the human beings behave in their own emotional way , and the natural forces with their exact regularity and their absolute indifference . Sicilian settles the question in his own opinion by the answer ...
Page 128
... human ideas about her . The ways of the universe are not our ways , but they can be abso- lutely relied upon . The new element in our beliefs is not the non - human character of Nature , but the perfect trust that can be placed in her ...
... human ideas about her . The ways of the universe are not our ways , but they can be abso- lutely relied upon . The new element in our beliefs is not the non - human character of Nature , but the perfect trust that can be placed in her ...
Page 129
... human consideration , at least enough of it to avoid contempt , and a multitude of people are living in far more comfort and luxury than they really care about in order not to be despised . Now , it is entirely within the power of ...
... human consideration , at least enough of it to avoid contempt , and a multitude of people are living in far more comfort and luxury than they really care about in order not to be despised . Now , it is entirely within the power of ...
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