American Monthly Knickerbocker, Volume 34Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, John Holmes Agnew, Kinahan Cornwallis 1849 |
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... so far as his fame as a writer goes , there is very little which can touch MACAULAY . His admirers are many , and his imitators more ; because those who ad- mire most have not the ability to imitate , while 1849.
... so far as his fame as a writer goes , there is very little which can touch MACAULAY . His admirers are many , and his imitators more ; because those who ad- mire most have not the ability to imitate , while 1849.
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But he does work in words as elegantly as an Indian with feathers or moose- hair , or a modern lady with bead - work , and the more books he writes the better we like him for it . From writing with a shade over his eyes he throws ...
But he does work in words as elegantly as an Indian with feathers or moose- hair , or a modern lady with bead - work , and the more books he writes the better we like him for it . From writing with a shade over his eyes he throws ...
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... or Noted Bandit ; Baxter's Saint's Rest ; Roderick Random ; Mysteries of Paris ; Alliene's Alarm ; Don Cæsar De Bazan : a Play ; Paul Clifford ; Goldsmith's Greece ; Paul and Virginia ; Elegant Letter Writer ; Methodist Hymn .
... or Noted Bandit ; Baxter's Saint's Rest ; Roderick Random ; Mysteries of Paris ; Alliene's Alarm ; Don Cæsar De Bazan : a Play ; Paul Clifford ; Goldsmith's Greece ; Paul and Virginia ; Elegant Letter Writer ; Methodist Hymn .
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Mentioning with a lively indignation the vices which have driven him to write satire , he then paints in glowing colors the profligacy of every class of society ; and concludes with some bitter reflections on the dangers to which the ...
Mentioning with a lively indignation the vices which have driven him to write satire , he then paints in glowing colors the profligacy of every class of society ; and concludes with some bitter reflections on the dangers to which the ...
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The writer's style , bating a little occa- sional over - writing , is natural and agreeable ; and he possesses the rare faculty of making the reader see with his eyes . Without attempting a detailed analysis of ...
The writer's style , bating a little occa- sional over - writing , is natural and agreeable ; and he possesses the rare faculty of making the reader see with his eyes . Without attempting a detailed analysis of ...
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| Title | American Monthly Knickerbocker, Volume 34 |
| Editors | Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, John Holmes Agnew, Kinahan Cornwallis |
| Published | 1849 |
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