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Page vi
... fact of our having pre- sented these critical judgments to the public . With regard to the manner , we have not aimed at anything beyond a conver- sational style , which has no pretension to challenge comparison with a professed author ...
... fact of our having pre- sented these critical judgments to the public . With regard to the manner , we have not aimed at anything beyond a conver- sational style , which has no pretension to challenge comparison with a professed author ...
Page vii
... fact of political or religious agree- ment or disagreement , the author is placed under a medium which either distorts or flatters . We are aware it may be urged by some narrow - minded per- sons on the other hand , that the national ...
... fact of political or religious agree- ment or disagreement , the author is placed under a medium which either distorts or flatters . We are aware it may be urged by some narrow - minded per- sons on the other hand , that the national ...
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... fact to the attention of our readers . With this preliminary observation we shall enter upon the consideration of Mr. Cooper's writings . Mr. Cooper first secured his hearing with the public , by his historical novel " the Spy , " the ...
... fact to the attention of our readers . With this preliminary observation we shall enter upon the consideration of Mr. Cooper's writings . Mr. Cooper first secured his hearing with the public , by his historical novel " the Spy , " the ...
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... fact be even hinted . While admitting that the Leather - Stocking Romances are Mr. Cooper's greatest efforts , we must object as critics to the elaboration of his making one man the hero of five distinct works of fiction , although we ...
... fact be even hinted . While admitting that the Leather - Stocking Romances are Mr. Cooper's greatest efforts , we must object as critics to the elaboration of his making one man the hero of five distinct works of fiction , although we ...
Page 24
... facts ; and facts based upon human observations . The smaller the man , the greater the mountain - and it arises from the ... fact , that every man's idea of God is founded upon himself , magnified to the utmost extent of that particular ...
... facts ; and facts based upon human observations . The smaller the man , the greater the mountain - and it arises from the ... fact , that every man's idea of God is founded upon himself , magnified to the utmost extent of that particular ...
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