The edinburgh Review1849 |
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Pàgina 12
... equal erudition and creative fancy , the great problem of his art ( the problem how to produce the greatest amount of dramatic effect at the least expense of historical truth ) , has produced a living portrait of Lanfranc , the subtle ...
... equal erudition and creative fancy , the great problem of his art ( the problem how to produce the greatest amount of dramatic effect at the least expense of historical truth ) , has produced a living portrait of Lanfranc , the subtle ...
Pàgina 21
... equal magnitude . From the title alone it might be inferred that it was a mere collection of religious biographies ; and , if such had been the fact , they who are the deepest read in Roman Catholic hagiology would probably prefer the ...
... equal magnitude . From the title alone it might be inferred that it was a mere collection of religious biographies ; and , if such had been the fact , they who are the deepest read in Roman Catholic hagiology would probably prefer the ...
Pàgina 24
... equal skill in finding fault with his own generation , as to provoke an occa- sional smile even in the most thoughtful of those grave counte- nances ; and , more eminent than all these , Fénélon , then basking in the noon of royal ...
... equal skill in finding fault with his own generation , as to provoke an occa- sional smile even in the most thoughtful of those grave counte- nances ; and , more eminent than all these , Fénélon , then basking in the noon of royal ...
Pàgina 36
... equal terms . There is no genuine self - abasement apart from a lofty conception of our own destiny , powers , and responsibilities ; and one of the most excellent of human virtues is but poorly expressed by an abject carriage . Torpid ...
... equal terms . There is no genuine self - abasement apart from a lofty conception of our own destiny , powers , and responsibilities ; and one of the most excellent of human virtues is but poorly expressed by an abject carriage . Torpid ...
Pàgina 90
... equal to the Iliad in style , and superior in plot and in scenery , seems to prove that , of the three great merits which we are considering , character is the most important . Whether the excellence of a plot would make up for the want ...
... equal to the Iliad in style , and superior in plot and in scenery , seems to prove that , of the three great merits which we are considering , character is the most important . Whether the excellence of a plot would make up for the want ...
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