Biographical Essays and Essays on the PoetsOsgood, 1875 |
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... spirit in which I offer it , may express my sense of the liberality manifested throughout this transaction by your honorable house . Ever believe me , my dear sir , Your faithful and obliged , THOMAS DE QUINCEY . . 9 101 . 167 227 263 ...
... spirit in which I offer it , may express my sense of the liberality manifested throughout this transaction by your honorable house . Ever believe me , my dear sir , Your faithful and obliged , THOMAS DE QUINCEY . . 9 101 . 167 227 263 ...
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... The insipidity of his objections to Shakspeare may be judged from this , that he com- ments in a spirit of absolute puerility upon the name passage . Desdemona , as though intentionally formed from the Greek word SHAKSPEARE . 19.
... The insipidity of his objections to Shakspeare may be judged from this , that he com- ments in a spirit of absolute puerility upon the name passage . Desdemona , as though intentionally formed from the Greek word SHAKSPEARE . 19.
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... spirit of partisanship in which this question has too generally been discussed . For , whilst some with a foolish affectation of plebeian sympathies overwhelm us with the insipid commonplaces about birth and ancient descent , 42 SHAKSPEARE ...
... spirit of partisanship in which this question has too generally been discussed . For , whilst some with a foolish affectation of plebeian sympathies overwhelm us with the insipid commonplaces about birth and ancient descent , 42 SHAKSPEARE ...
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... spirit , from the most genial and intelligent , down to the most malignant and scurrilously hostile which feeble heads and great ignorance could suggest when coöperating with impure hearts and narrow sensibilities ; a verdict , in short ...
... spirit , from the most genial and intelligent , down to the most malignant and scurrilously hostile which feeble heads and great ignorance could suggest when coöperating with impure hearts and narrow sensibilities ; a verdict , in short ...
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... spirit most likely to pro- voke it , does not scruple to say , with a tone of digni- fied haughtiness not unbecoming the situation of a filial champion on behalf of an insulted mother , that by birth and descent she was not below that ...
... spirit most likely to pro- voke it , does not scruple to say , with a tone of digni- fied haughtiness not unbecoming the situation of a filial champion on behalf of an insulted mother , that by birth and descent she was not below that ...
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