Cyclopædia of English Literature: A History, Critical and Biographical, of British and American Authors, with Specimens of Their Writings, Volume 7Robert Chambers Amer. Book Exchange, 1879 - English literature |
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... style of Byron's ' Corsair , ' echoing the false sentiment and mor- bid feeling of the noble poet , but wanting the poetic ardour , con- densed energy of expression , and graceful picturesqueness which gild , if they do not redeem , the ...
... style of Byron's ' Corsair , ' echoing the false sentiment and mor- bid feeling of the noble poet , but wanting the poetic ardour , con- densed energy of expression , and graceful picturesqueness which gild , if they do not redeem , the ...
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... style of Mathews's At Home , ' but with the addition of very fine scenery - were amazingly successful : Mont Blanc ' was repeated above a thousand times , and almost invariably to crowded houses . MRS . ELLIS . This lady is the Hannah ...
... style of Mathews's At Home , ' but with the addition of very fine scenery - were amazingly successful : Mont Blanc ' was repeated above a thousand times , and almost invariably to crowded houses . MRS . ELLIS . This lady is the Hannah ...
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... style of ideas and expression may yet linger . So far as modern novels are concerned , the style of Mr. Hardy's fic- tion is quite unique . The following extracts are from ' The Madding Crowd : " The Great Barn and the Sheep - shearers ...
... style of ideas and expression may yet linger . So far as modern novels are concerned , the style of Mr. Hardy's fic- tion is quite unique . The following extracts are from ' The Madding Crowd : " The Great Barn and the Sheep - shearers ...
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