Literary Hours: Or, Sketches Critical and Narrative, Volume 1Garland Pub., 1970 - English literature |
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Page 124
... kind , nothing can well be more impertinent ; or , should they suggest only trite moral , or common place sentiment , they will equally offend . The attempt to describe when the features of nature are before you , is , in general ...
... kind , nothing can well be more impertinent ; or , should they suggest only trite moral , or common place sentiment , they will equally offend . The attempt to describe when the features of nature are before you , is , in general ...
Page 197
... kind of large cavern whose sides were of unhewn stone , and from the roof were pendent numbers of beautiful stalactites , from whose points fell , at intervals , with a tinkling sound , large drops of water , whilst the dying notes of ...
... kind of large cavern whose sides were of unhewn stone , and from the roof were pendent numbers of beautiful stalactites , from whose points fell , at intervals , with a tinkling sound , large drops of water , whilst the dying notes of ...
Page 356
... kind . The plot turns upon a mother's premeditated incest with her own son , a catastrophe productive only of horror and aversion , and for which the many well - written scencs introductory to this monstrous event cannot atone . No ...
... kind . The plot turns upon a mother's premeditated incest with her own son , a catastrophe productive only of horror and aversion , and for which the many well - written scencs introductory to this monstrous event cannot atone . No ...
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