The Newcomes. Cut from Quarterly Review, Sept. 1855. [136].1855 |
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Page 351
... Truth is never sacrificed to piquancy . The characters in the Newcomes ' are not more witty , wise , or farcical than their prototypes ; the dull , the insipid , and the foolish , speak according to their own fashion and not with the ...
... Truth is never sacrificed to piquancy . The characters in the Newcomes ' are not more witty , wise , or farcical than their prototypes ; the dull , the insipid , and the foolish , speak according to their own fashion and not with the ...
Page 352
... truth of character which can thus keep every member of the crowd so continuously faithful to his own nature , a rare tact which , without the least exaggeration , can impart interest to so much which in society is wearying and ...
... truth of character which can thus keep every member of the crowd so continuously faithful to his own nature , a rare tact which , without the least exaggeration , can impart interest to so much which in society is wearying and ...
Page 354
... truth , and one for error : That looks hideous , fierce and frightful : This is flattering and delightful ; That we throw away as foul , Sit by this and dress the soul . ' Another indictment preferred against Mr. Thackeray is that he ...
... truth , and one for error : That looks hideous , fierce and frightful : This is flattering and delightful ; That we throw away as foul , Sit by this and dress the soul . ' Another indictment preferred against Mr. Thackeray is that he ...
Page 355
... truth than the fellow- genius who drew Tom Pinch and Traddles and a score of other examples of uncouth worth . If ever anybody was free from the reproach of attempting to lower the respect for moral excellence through bodily defects ...
... truth than the fellow- genius who drew Tom Pinch and Traddles and a score of other examples of uncouth worth . If ever anybody was free from the reproach of attempting to lower the respect for moral excellence through bodily defects ...
Page 357
... truth . There is none of the farcical extravagance which calls forth peals of laughter , always easy to be provoked by absurdity and caricature . In Frederick Bayham there is a two - fold source of merriment , for besides the smiles ...
... truth . There is none of the farcical extravagance which calls forth peals of laughter , always easy to be provoked by absurdity and caricature . In Frederick Bayham there is a two - fold source of merriment , for besides the smiles ...
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