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... writing brings a pleasure which no other English master quite succeeds in producing , and which , in its precise flavour , is called up by only one or two other writers in the literature of the world . In some ways the temper of his art ...
... writing brings a pleasure which no other English master quite succeeds in producing , and which , in its precise flavour , is called up by only one or two other writers in the literature of the world . In some ways the temper of his art ...
Page 88
... writer of his age - which was the age of Bacon and Shakespeare . The first edition of his poems appeared in 1633 , two ... writing was as much imitated by the poetasters of the time as that of Pope in the eighteenth century or that of ...
... writer of his age - which was the age of Bacon and Shakespeare . The first edition of his poems appeared in 1633 , two ... writing was as much imitated by the poetasters of the time as that of Pope in the eighteenth century or that of ...
Page 144
... writing is the rhythm , so that , compared to the decorative and imagina- tive prose of such a writer as Sir Thomas Browne , it resembles the naked body of an athlete beside some Prince in gorgeous raiment . Who can say which is the ...
... writing is the rhythm , so that , compared to the decorative and imagina- tive prose of such a writer as Sir Thomas Browne , it resembles the naked body of an athlete beside some Prince in gorgeous raiment . Who can say which is the ...
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A New History of Rome Jan 2 1909 page | 13 |
Sir Henry Wotton Nov 23 1907 | 23 |
The Swan of Lichfield Dec 7 1907 | 33 |
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