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He has been heard to say : ( without any appearance of pride or affectation ) that
“ he should like to live the remaining years of his life , a year at a time at the end
of the next six or eight centuries , to see the effect which his writings would by that
...
He has been heard to say : ( without any appearance of pride or affectation ) that
“ he should like to live the remaining years of his life , a year at a time at the end
of the next six or eight centuries , to see the effect which his writings would by that
...
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His writings are , therefore , chiefly valuable as books of reference , as bringing
down the account of intellectual inquiry to the present period , and disposing the
results in a compendious , connected , and tangible shape ; but books of ...
His writings are , therefore , chiefly valuable as books of reference , as bringing
down the account of intellectual inquiry to the present period , and disposing the
results in a compendious , connected , and tangible shape ; but books of ...
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There is a technicality of manner , which renders his writings of more value to the
professional inquirer than to the general reader . Again , his style is unpopular ,
not to say unintelligible . He writes a language of his own , that darkens ...
There is a technicality of manner , which renders his writings of more value to the
professional inquirer than to the general reader . Again , his style is unpopular ,
not to say unintelligible . He writes a language of his own , that darkens ...
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Mr . Godwin , in all his writings , dwells upon one idea or exclusive view of a
subject , aggrandises a sentiment , exaggerates a character , or pushes an
argument to extremes , and makes up by the force of style and continuity of
feeling for what ...
Mr . Godwin , in all his writings , dwells upon one idea or exclusive view of a
subject , aggrandises a sentiment , exaggerates a character , or pushes an
argument to extremes , and makes up by the force of style and continuity of
feeling for what ...
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Mr . Fawcett ( an old friend and fellow - student of our author , and who always
spoke of his writings with admiration , tinctured with wonder ) used to mention a
circumstance with respect to the last - mentioned work , which may throw some
light ...
Mr . Fawcett ( an old friend and fellow - student of our author , and who always
spoke of his writings with admiration , tinctured with wonder ) used to mention a
circumstance with respect to the last - mentioned work , which may throw some
light ...
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| Назва | The Spirit of the Age, Or, Contemporary Portraits The Spirit of the Age, Or, Contemporary Portraits, William Hazlitt |
| Автор | William Hazlitt |
| Видання | 2 |
| Видавець | H. Colburn, 1825 |
| Оригінал із | Оксфордський університет |
| Оцифровано | 12 лип. 2007 |
| Обсяг | 408 стор. |
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