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Page 56
... touch , is in nowise profaned ; and the most elevated , as well as the most consoling view is taken with the confidence of one who had seen into the very depths of Hall's nature . There is no pity , no flattery - no ill - advised ...
... touch , is in nowise profaned ; and the most elevated , as well as the most consoling view is taken with the confidence of one who had seen into the very depths of Hall's nature . There is no pity , no flattery - no ill - advised ...
Page 64
... touch upon a variety of subjects with that lightness , grace , and rapidity , which constantly excite and never exhaust the attention , the love for sparkling sallies , the playfulness and variety , which make a man brilliant and ...
... touch upon a variety of subjects with that lightness , grace , and rapidity , which constantly excite and never exhaust the attention , the love for sparkling sallies , the playfulness and variety , which make a man brilliant and ...
Page 68
... touch so masterly and vigorous , with such tact at knowing where to stop , that we must look for the faults in order to see them . There is little , if any , origin- ality of thought ; no profound meaning ; no esoteric charm , which you ...
... touch so masterly and vigorous , with such tact at knowing where to stop , that we must look for the faults in order to see them . There is little , if any , origin- ality of thought ; no profound meaning ; no esoteric charm , which you ...
Page 71
... touching than despair , If ' twas reality he felt ? " or , " Fair as some classic dome , Robust and richly graced , Your Kemble's spirit was the home Of genius and of taste.- Taste like the silent dial's power , That , when supernal ...
... touching than despair , If ' twas reality he felt ? " or , " Fair as some classic dome , Robust and richly graced , Your Kemble's spirit was the home Of genius and of taste.- Taste like the silent dial's power , That , when supernal ...
Page 76
... touch and truth of colouring . Scott's faculties being nicely balanced , never disturbed one another ; we per- ceive this even more distinctly in his poetry than in his prose , perhaps because less excited while reading it . ; I have ...
... touch and truth of colouring . Scott's faculties being nicely balanced , never disturbed one another ; we per- ceive this even more distinctly in his poetry than in his prose , perhaps because less excited while reading it . ; I have ...
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