... exhibits human nature in its most abject and humiliating attitude. Such an attitude would little suit the purposes of the poet. What then must he do? He must throw the interest on the murderer. Our sympathy must be with him... De Quincey's Works - Sivu 194tekijä(t) Thomas De Quincey - 1863Koko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
| 1823 - 584 sivua
...we cleave to life; an instinct which, as being indispensable to the primal law of self preservation, is the same in kind (though different in degree) amongst...suit the purposes of the poet. What then must he do? He must throw the interest on the murderer: our sympathy must be with him; (of course I mean a sympathy... | |
| 1823 - 696 sivua
...we cleave to life; an instinct which, as being indispensable to the primal law of self-preservation, in the s C He must throw the interest on the murderer : our sympathy must be with him ; (of course I mean a sympathy... | |
| Thomas De Quincey - 1851 - 278 sivua
...cleave to life ; an instinct, which, as being indispensable to the primal law of self-preservation, is the same in kind, (though different in degree,)...suit the purposes of the poet. What then must he do ? He must throw the interest on the murderer. Our sympathy must be with Mm ; (of course I mean a sympathy... | |
| Thomas De Quincey - 1851 - 280 sivua
...cleave to life ; an instinct, which, as being indispensable to the primal law of self-preservation, is the same in kind, (though different in degree,)...suit the purposes of the poet. What then must he do ? He must throw the interest on the murderer. Our sympathy must be with Mm ; (of course I mean a sympathy... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1853 - 800 sivua
...cleave to life ; an instinct which, as being indispensable to the primal law of self-preservation, is the same in kind, (though different in degree,)...suit the purposes of the poet. What, then, must he do '! He must throw the interest on the murderer. Our sympathy must be with him; (of course I mean a sympathy... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1857 - 800 sivua
...eleave to life ; an instinct which, as heing indispensahle to the primal law of self-preservation, is the same in kind, (though different in degree,) amongst all living ereatures; this instinct, therefore, hecause it aunihilates all distinctions, and degrades the greatest... | |
| Thomas De Quincey - 1863 - 346 sivua
...we cleave to life; an instinct which, as being indispensable to the primal law of self-preservation, is the same in kind (though different in degree) amongst...suit the purposes of the poet. What then must he do ? He must throw the interest on the murderer. Our sympathy must be with him (of course I mean a sympathy... | |
| Thomas De Quincey - 1863 - 348 sivua
...indispensable to the primal law of self-preservation, is the eame in kind (though different in decree) amongst all living creatures : this instinct, therefore,...suit the purposes of the poet. What then must he do ? He must throw the interest on the murderer. Our sympathy must be with him (of course I mean a sympathy... | |
| Thomas De Quincey - 1863 - 506 sivua
...primal law of self-preservation, is the 'Siime in kind (though different in degree) amongst all Hying creatures : this instinct, therefore, because it annihilates...suit the purposes of the poet. What then must he do ? He must throw the interest on the murderer. Our sympathy must be with him (of course I mean a sympathy... | |
| Thomas De Quincey - 1863 - 352 sivua
...cleave to life ; an instinct which, as being indispensable to the primal law of self preservation, is the same in kind (though different in degree) amongst...poor beetle that we tread on," exhibits human nature iu its most abject and humiliating attitude. Such an attitude would little suit the purposes of the... | |
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