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... Byron's Satire . - Writing for Money . - The Theatre . - John Kemble , Mrs. Siddons , Terry , C. M. Young . - Joanna Baillie's Play . -Scott's Social Habits.- High Jinks . - Bibacity on the Bench.- Miss Seward's Bequests . " Lady of the ...
... Byron's Satire . - Writing for Money . - The Theatre . - John Kemble , Mrs. Siddons , Terry , C. M. Young . - Joanna Baillie's Play . -Scott's Social Habits.- High Jinks . - Bibacity on the Bench.- Miss Seward's Bequests . " Lady of the ...
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... Byron .- " The Field of Water- loo . " - Pennon of Bellendon .- " The Antiquary . " - Miss Wardour's Peril . - Pharos Loquitur .- " Black Dwarf " and " Old Mortality . " - Jedediah Cleishbotham of Gandercleugh.- Claverhouse . - The Er ...
... Byron .- " The Field of Water- loo . " - Pennon of Bellendon .- " The Antiquary . " - Miss Wardour's Peril . - Pharos Loquitur .- " Black Dwarf " and " Old Mortality . " - Jedediah Cleishbotham of Gandercleugh.- Claverhouse . - The Er ...
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... Byron in his brief season of personal triumph , - and never was author more modest in his popularity . He was unspoiled by great success . From the time that his reputation was established by the success of his first great poem , " The ...
... Byron in his brief season of personal triumph , - and never was author more modest in his popularity . He was unspoiled by great success . From the time that his reputation was established by the success of his first great poem , " The ...
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... Byron may be included ; and , when he found his attraction and his poetical powers dimin- ishing , his mind took another direction , and won higher triumphs than before , by producing the his- torical romance . The man was so identified ...
... Byron may be included ; and , when he found his attraction and his poetical powers dimin- ishing , his mind took another direction , and won higher triumphs than before , by producing the his- torical romance . The man was so identified ...
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... Byron , I have heard from those who knew him well , always preferred that others should read his poetry , knowing that his own way of doing it was the reverse of good . Charles Dickens , whose prose so often was poetry , read his own ...
... Byron , I have heard from those who knew him well , always preferred that others should read his poetry , knowing that his own way of doing it was the reverse of good . Charles Dickens , whose prose so often was poetry , read his own ...
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