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... tion . We do not make this as a complaint against either of these distinguished writers , but merely point out the fact to the attention of our readers . With this preliminary observation we shall enter upon the consideration of Mr ...
... tion . We do not make this as a complaint against either of these distinguished writers , but merely point out the fact to the attention of our readers . With this preliminary observation we shall enter upon the consideration of Mr ...
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... of the plot is too glaring to allow it a permanent existence . It opens well , the atten- tion is aroused , and when we come to the death of the old fisherman , we are fully convinced the romance is of 16 COOPER . JAMES FENIMORE.
... of the plot is too glaring to allow it a permanent existence . It opens well , the atten- tion is aroused , and when we come to the death of the old fisherman , we are fully convinced the romance is of 16 COOPER . JAMES FENIMORE.
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... tion . What powers of mind are required to describe an elabo- rate duck , or a fat man getting into a coach , or the thousand and one other inanities in which some writers are considered so perfectly classical ? What heart is roused by ...
... tion . What powers of mind are required to describe an elabo- rate duck , or a fat man getting into a coach , or the thousand and one other inanities in which some writers are considered so perfectly classical ? What heart is roused by ...
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... tion . There is a fine shadow thrown over the following scene , which reminds us of some of the effects produced by the Old Masters . Indeed , authors and painters are fellow artists ; one works with words , the other with colors ; one ...
... tion . There is a fine shadow thrown over the following scene , which reminds us of some of the effects produced by the Old Masters . Indeed , authors and painters are fellow artists ; one works with words , the other with colors ; one ...
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... tion , " " The Method of Nature , " " Man the Reformer , " and " The Young American . " We select a few sentences from these . " The theory of Books is noble . The scholar of the first age received into him the world around ; brooded ...
... tion , " " The Method of Nature , " " Man the Reformer , " and " The Young American . " We select a few sentences from these . " The theory of Books is noble . The scholar of the first age received into him the world around ; brooded ...
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