Dramatic EssaysJ.M. Dent & sons, Limited, 1912 - 299 sivua |
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Sivu xiii
... sometimes rather puzzling evolutions of his thought . Thus in the " Defence " of the essay he traverses again much of the ground which he had already covered in the essay itself , re - stating his views about rhyme and the “ rules ...
... sometimes rather puzzling evolutions of his thought . Thus in the " Defence " of the essay he traverses again much of the ground which he had already covered in the essay itself , re - stating his views about rhyme and the “ rules ...
Sivu xvi
... sometimes wrote from insufficient knowledge and blundered sadly in consequence ; he was often hasty in judgment , and was habitually careless about details . He was also emphatically a man of his time ; as his views of literature were ...
... sometimes wrote from insufficient knowledge and blundered sadly in consequence ; he was often hasty in judgment , and was habitually careless about details . He was also emphatically a man of his time ; as his views of literature were ...
Sivu 2
... sometimes the Praetorian bands have com- pelled their captains to receive the empire . The court , which is the best and surest judge of writing , has generally allowed of verse ; and in the town it has found favourers of wit and ...
... sometimes the Praetorian bands have com- pelled their captains to receive the empire . The court , which is the best and surest judge of writing , has generally allowed of verse ; and in the town it has found favourers of wit and ...
Sivu 3
... sometimes dissent from the opinion of better wits , I declare it is not so much to combat their opinions , as to defend my own , which were first made public . Sometimes , like a scholar in a fencing - school , I put forth myself , and ...
... sometimes dissent from the opinion of better wits , I declare it is not so much to combat their opinions , as to defend my own , which were first made public . Sometimes , like a scholar in a fencing - school , I put forth myself , and ...
Sivu 11
... sometimes envy , sometimes admiration , quickens our endeavours . “ But now , since the rewards of honour are taken away , that virtuous emulation is turned into direct malice ; yet so slothful , that it contents itself to condemn and ...
... sometimes envy , sometimes admiration , quickens our endeavours . “ But now , since the rewards of honour are taken away , that virtuous emulation is turned into direct malice ; yet so slothful , that it contents itself to condemn and ...
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