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Page 13
... human nature , which he does not when he is painting nature's scenery ; as a matter of necessity , he must exaggerate , or , as they term it , idealize the living characters in his works . But it is not so with the scene he chooses to ...
... human nature , which he does not when he is painting nature's scenery ; as a matter of necessity , he must exaggerate , or , as they term it , idealize the living characters in his works . But it is not so with the scene he chooses to ...
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... human life , is another question , which it is vain here to discuss . The predisposition of a writer for a ... humanity to avoid the toilsome and rugged road . All prefer the flowery path : what is difficult , becomes irksome : till , in ...
... human life , is another question , which it is vain here to discuss . The predisposition of a writer for a ... humanity to avoid the toilsome and rugged road . All prefer the flowery path : what is difficult , becomes irksome : till , in ...
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... human frame , and at once detects a deficiency or superfluity of the limbs composing it . Some authors seem to consider that if they have a great or striking catastrophe , any amount of feeble or discursive matter will be tolerated ...
... human frame , and at once detects a deficiency or superfluity of the limbs composing it . Some authors seem to consider that if they have a great or striking catastrophe , any amount of feeble or discursive matter will be tolerated ...
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... humanity as the pyramid of Cheops , and we feel bound to add , that they are maintained in the same man- ner . We will not be so invidious as to go through Mr. Irving's writings , and collect in one spot all the fulsome flatteries on ...
... humanity as the pyramid of Cheops , and we feel bound to add , that they are maintained in the same man- ner . We will not be so invidious as to go through Mr. Irving's writings , and collect in one spot all the fulsome flatteries on ...
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... Human Nature . The artificial creates a love for the natural , its oppo- site ; just as men love women - strength loves fragility - fragility yearns for strength - the low adores the lofty ; JAMES FENIMORE 223 COOPER .
... Human Nature . The artificial creates a love for the natural , its oppo- site ; just as men love women - strength loves fragility - fragility yearns for strength - the low adores the lofty ; JAMES FENIMORE 223 COOPER .
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