The Critical Review, Or, Annals of LiteratureW. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 1808 - English literature |
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pages of Froissart ; he should even be a reader of romances ; for romance is a truer picture of ancient manners , than the ... and carry the reader along from one period to another as much by the diversity of manner , as of events .
pages of Froissart ; he should even be a reader of romances ; for romance is a truer picture of ancient manners , than the ... and carry the reader along from one period to another as much by the diversity of manner , as of events .
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... correct imitation of nature , we will venture to affirm that not one fifth part of the audience ever had an opportunity of seeing or hearing of au individual quitting the world in this manner , and could not therefore conceive it .
... correct imitation of nature , we will venture to affirm that not one fifth part of the audience ever had an opportunity of seeing or hearing of au individual quitting the world in this manner , and could not therefore conceive it .
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ever yet existed , who in real life expressed his thoughts and passions in the manner of the heroes of Tragedy . Both , therefore , are a less faithful than regular and beautiful picture of Nature . Whatever repugnance we may feel at ...
ever yet existed , who in real life expressed his thoughts and passions in the manner of the heroes of Tragedy . Both , therefore , are a less faithful than regular and beautiful picture of Nature . Whatever repugnance we may feel at ...
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| Title | The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature English literary periodicals |
| Contributor | Tobias Smollett |
| Publisher | W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 1808 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | Jul 24, 2007 |
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