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... become unworthy in our own eyes . Derision , like envy , may be a mere personal feeling of a not very honorable kind ; as it is essentially selfish , and unchecked by any ethical element , it may even turn brutally on victims of misfor ...
... become unworthy in our own eyes . Derision , like envy , may be a mere personal feeling of a not very honorable kind ; as it is essentially selfish , and unchecked by any ethical element , it may even turn brutally on victims of misfor ...
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... becomes principal correspondent for a time and re- sumes connections with the outer world . She unravels the web of Lovelace's deceptions , and in unimpeded letters to Anna tells for the first time the details of the tragic return from ...
... becomes principal correspondent for a time and re- sumes connections with the outer world . She unravels the web of Lovelace's deceptions , and in unimpeded letters to Anna tells for the first time the details of the tragic return from ...
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... become useless Members ; and having nothing but their Labour to procure a Support for them- selves , they must of Necessity become burthensome.15 This is Fielding's typical view , but in Amelia he is less tolerant of the idle rich , or ...
... become useless Members ; and having nothing but their Labour to procure a Support for them- selves , they must of Necessity become burthensome.15 This is Fielding's typical view , but in Amelia he is less tolerant of the idle rich , or ...
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A Note in Defence of Satire 12 L | 12 |
The Authenticity of Anna Sewards Published Correspondence | 50 |
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