The Hundred Best English EssaysFrederick Edwin Smith Earl of Birkenhead Cassell, 1929 - 921 Seiten |
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... never speaks of himself except when compelled , never defends himself by a mere retort , he has no ears for slander or gossip , is scrupulous in imputing motives to those who interfere with him , and interprets everything for the best ...
... never speaks of himself except when compelled , never defends himself by a mere retort , he has no ears for slander or gossip , is scrupulous in imputing motives to those who interfere with him , and interprets everything for the best ...
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... never bounding , never ebullient ; has little even of the appearance of spontaneousness : the well is never so full that it overflows . There is an air of calm deliberateness about all he writes , which is not characteristic of the ...
... never bounding , never ebullient ; has little even of the appearance of spontaneousness : the well is never so full that it overflows . There is an air of calm deliberateness about all he writes , which is not characteristic of the ...
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... never profound , never intimate , never thrilling ; but also never emphatic , never affected , never languishing , and never dull . Madame du Deffand herself had a most vigorous flow of language . " Écoutez ! Écoutez ! " Walpole used ...
... never profound , never intimate , never thrilling ; but also never emphatic , never affected , never languishing , and never dull . Madame du Deffand herself had a most vigorous flow of language . " Écoutez ! Écoutez ! " Walpole used ...
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HUGH LATIMER 14911555 | 1 |
FRANCIS BACON Baron Verulam VISCOUNT ST ALBANS 15611626 | 17 |
BEN JONSON 15731637 | 23 |
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