A Study of English Prose Writers: A Laboratory MethodC. Scribner's sons, 1898 - 879 Seiten |
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... moral ob- liquity of Bacon's later life certainly was not due to a lack of familiarity with Bible truths and teachings . His acquaintance with Holy Writ is almost equal to that of Shakespeare , and the works of both unite with many ...
... moral ob- liquity of Bacon's later life certainly was not due to a lack of familiarity with Bible truths and teachings . His acquaintance with Holy Writ is almost equal to that of Shakespeare , and the works of both unite with many ...
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... moral effort so constant and sublime to make and keep himself worthy of it ? " " Dante and Milton are modest , " says Leopardi , “ because they continually compare themselves , not with other men , but with that idea of the perfect ...
... moral effort so constant and sublime to make and keep himself worthy of it ? " " Dante and Milton are modest , " says Leopardi , “ because they continually compare themselves , not with other men , but with that idea of the perfect ...
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... Moral Elevation - Purity . - Carlyle has called Mil- ton " the moral king of English literature . " In his second Defence of the People of England , Milton declares , concern- ing his experience on the Continent : " I again take God to ...
... Moral Elevation - Purity . - Carlyle has called Mil- ton " the moral king of English literature . " In his second Defence of the People of England , Milton declares , concern- ing his experience on the Continent : " I again take God to ...
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... moral possibilities of poetry is best expressed in his own words : " These [ poetic ] abilities , wheresoever they be found , are the inspired gift of God , rarely bestowed , but yet to some ( though most abuse ) in every nation ; and ...
... moral possibilities of poetry is best expressed in his own words : " These [ poetic ] abilities , wheresoever they be found , are the inspired gift of God , rarely bestowed , but yet to some ( though most abuse ) in every nation ; and ...
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... moral end . " - John Sterling . " The man was as great and pure as the author . ” — Miss Mitford . " The almost passionate praise of purity , the scorn mani- fested for those who indulge in sensual delights ! Irritable , exacting ...
... moral end . " - John Sterling . " The man was as great and pure as the author . ” — Miss Mitford . " The almost passionate praise of purity , the scorn mani- fested for those who indulge in sensual delights ! Irritable , exacting ...
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