Occasional Addresses, 1893-1916Macmillan, 1918 - 194 pages |
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... tells us that at one time John Sterling took to art criti- cism , for which he was well fitted by technical and historical knowledge . But , says his bio- grapher , " of all subjects this was the one I cared least to hear even Sterling ...
... tells us that at one time John Sterling took to art criti- cism , for which he was well fitted by technical and historical knowledge . But , says his bio- grapher , " of all subjects this was the one I cared least to hear even Sterling ...
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... best that has been thought and said we may nourish that temper of " admiration , hope , and love , " by which , as Wordsworth tells us , we really " live . " II BIOGRAPHY II BIOGRAPHY1 To the lover of books there 26 CRITICISM.
... best that has been thought and said we may nourish that temper of " admiration , hope , and love , " by which , as Wordsworth tells us , we really " live . " II BIOGRAPHY II BIOGRAPHY1 To the lover of books there 26 CRITICISM.
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... tells us , was to show a man ( meaning himself ) in all the truth of nature , and his belief is ( as he also avows ) that no reader after going through the Confessions will be able to declare himself a better man than their author . It ...
... tells us , was to show a man ( meaning himself ) in all the truth of nature , and his belief is ( as he also avows ) that no reader after going through the Confessions will be able to declare himself a better man than their author . It ...
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... tell it . " 66 The great autobiographies of the world are to be found in many different shapes . Some of the best are spiritual and largely introspective , like Saint Augustine's Confessions , or Bunyan's Grace Abounding , or Newman's ...
... tell it . " 66 The great autobiographies of the world are to be found in many different shapes . Some of the best are spiritual and largely introspective , like Saint Augustine's Confessions , or Bunyan's Grace Abounding , or Newman's ...
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... tells us how he breakfasted with Wordsworth , and Wordsworth , speaking of three of the greatest men of his time , Burke , Fox , and Pitt , said : " You always went from Burke with your mind filled ; from Fox with your feelings excited ...
... tells us how he breakfasted with Wordsworth , and Wordsworth , speaking of three of the greatest men of his time , Burke , Fox , and Pitt , said : " You always went from Burke with your mind filled ; from Fox with your feelings excited ...
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